Changing primary email and deleting original

Discus and support Changing primary email and deleting original in XBoX Accessibility to solve the problem; Hi there, I would like to change the email to our Microsoft account to my son's email and delete mine from the account so I can start my own new... Discussion in 'XBoX Accessibility' started by GPeden13, Oct 30, 2022.

  1. GPeden13
    GPeden13 Guest

    Changing primary email and deleting original


    Hi there,

    I would like to change the email to our Microsoft account to my son's email and delete mine from the account so I can start my own new account. We will be using a Gmail email address if this makes any difference. I know how to add his email and make it primary and how to delete mine but my concern is doing so will affect his xbox stuff. Is this possible without affecting his Xbox profile/progress?

    Many thanks in advance for any replies

    G

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    GPeden13, Oct 30, 2022
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  2. Geri M. Win User

    Changing primary email and deleting original

    Hi GPeden13,

    Welcome to Xbox Community Forums. We appreciate for sharing your concern with us and we hope that you are doing well today.

    We totally understand your concern right now. However, in your isolated case, we would like to know more about it in details so that we can provide a more accurate resolution for you.

    To edit or remove a profile email address: Sign into your account. Select your profile picture or select Edit Profile in the Account details section at the bottom of the page. ... Scroll down to the Contact details section and select the Edit Profile button. Select the email address you want to change and edit or delete it, then select the Save button at the bottom of the page. Find out how to change or remove an email address or phone number from your Microsoft account.

    Adding an alias to the MS Account has no impact on the Account itself. Just a different email address used to log into the account - no more no less. Setting the new alias as "primary" has some positive impacts when using the associated Outlook.com account.

    We hope it worked out well for you. If not, please reply back to this forum to let us know. We will be glad to follow up and help you.

    Have a great day ahead

    Sincerely,



    Xbox Forum Moderator

    Microsoft Community
  3. Geri M. Win User

    Changing primary email and deleting original

    Hello GPeden13,



    We haven't heard from you in 72 hours, so we assume that your issue has already been resolved. We will not be monitoring this thread moving forward so, if you need further assistance, please create a new thread to discuss these concerns by clicking this link: Create a new question or start a discussion (microsoft.com)



    Thank you for your understanding.

    Respectfully,



    Xbox Forum Moderator

    Microsoft Community
  4. XBF Houmaidi O Win User

    Transfer Progress Or SImilar

    Yes you can change the original email address. This process is called changing the primary alias. The primary alias is the email address that is used to sign in to the account. The article explains how to complete this process.
  5. blueamcat Win User

    Move Xbox account

    Yea unfortunately you cant just move everything. You can, however, add a second email for him to login with, set that as primary, and then remove the other email from the account. If the original email account is a Hotmail address it will be DELETED. So
    remove with caution. Hope that helps!

    Make changes here: Account.xbox.com
  6. ST0RKI Win User

    Struggling with merging Microsoft accounts.

    I can't delete an xbox account or change the primary email for another xbox account?
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