How do I delete a Microsoft account?

Hi there! I'm more than happy to help you!

There are 2 ways to delete a Microsoft account:

1. Microsoft account will automatically be deleted after more than 2 years of inactivity.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...y-policy-7c0a9fa7-0982-b7c6-fd72-df852b63699f

2. You can request to manually close your Microsoft account by following the interactive tool using the link below:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-account-c1b2d13f-4de6-6e1b-4a31-d9d668849979

Note: Closing a Microsoft account means you won’t be able to use it to sign in to the Microsoft products and services you’ve been using. It also deletes all the services associated with it, including your:

Outlook.com, Hotmail, Live, and MSN email accounts

OneDrive files

Xbox Live data and Gamertag

Skype ID and contacts

Office digital perpetual licenses, like Office 2019 Home and Student

NuGet.org account

Account balance, unused Reward points, and Microsoft Certification, including passed exams and associated transcripts.

Thank you for your kindness and understanding! Please feel free to let me know if you need anything else.

Best Regards,
Darhyl

Hi there. The information on how to cancel and delete your account is available here

support.xbox.com/.../cancel-xbox-live-gold-subscription

Hi! I'm Rostom, an Independent Advisor. I will be glad to help you here.

To delete your account, please note that there's a 60 days waiting period before it will be completely deleted.

Please refer to the link below in closing your account: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...

You mentioned you only want to use your email address to a different account. Is it a Microsoft email domain or a 3rd party email address?

Hello Bilal, this is Manuela. I'm an Independent Advisor and community user like you, ready to assist with this.
Not a Microsoft employee.

I'm sorry to hear you lost access to your Microsoft account. When we lose access to our accounts, we can try to recover it following all the recommendations available in this related article:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com...

If none of the options work, the last resource is submitting the Microsoft account recovery form:

https://support.microsoft.com/account-billing/h...

As a reminder, please notice that no one at Microsoft can view or change the account details for you, this is for security policies

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