How do I switch the email linked to my 2 microsoft accounts?

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I am sorry to hear about this issue. Could you please confirm if these emails are 3rd party emails like Gmail or Yahoo? If it is a 3rd party email, it is possible to switch them. To do that, here's how:

1. Sign in to https://account.microsoft.com/profile

2. Under Account info > Click on Sign-in Preferences

Note: It will ask you to verify your account, enter the password again or enter a code that will be sent to your email address.

3. Under Account aliases > Click on Add email.

4. Choose Create a new email address and add it as an alias > Enter your desired email. That will be for example *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. ***

5. You will be redirected to the previous page again and Under Account aliases > choose your new email address and make it Primary.

6. Now, under Sign-in Preference, uncheck your previous email.

7. You can then select remove the other email to the other account but first, do this to the 2nd account first.

However, if they are Outlook or Hotmail, I know this might be unexpected but this is not possible. We are hopeful that Microsoft will be able to add this feature in the future.

Hope the above information helps. Let me know if you need further assistance. Thanks!

Hi there! You're very welcome. Typically, the thread will close automatically after a couple of days of inactivity. Alternatively, if there's an option to "Accept as Answer," you can use that to close the thread manually. Thanks again!

Thanks for the help Janice, I appreciate it a whole lot 🙏🏻

Unfortunately though, they are indeed 3rd party emails (gmail) so I guess I’m not sticking with my old username (or otherwise, stick with my old device all the time) during my experience in Minecraft 💔

Side note: Can you by any chance tell me how to close this thread?

Ahh I think I see what's going on here SassierRope643! You do in fact need to switch your account to a 3rd email as has been suggested. Before you can switch your gamertag in this case, you must first remove the existing gamertag from that Microsoft account:



Create a new Microsoft account. You will only need this new account as a temporary means of moving your gamertags. After the gamertags have been switched, you will no longer need this Microsoft account.



Example:

Gamertag A is linked to Microsoft account 1.

Gamertag B is linked to Microsoft account 2.

To swap gamertags A and B between Microsoft accounts 1 and 2, first create a third temporary account: Microsoft account 3

Switch the gamertag that is linked to the Microsoft account you want to use to the new temporary account you just created.



Example:

Gamertag A remains linked to Microsoft account 1.

Switch gamertag B to Microsoft account 3.

Microsoft account 2 is now free.

Now switch your gamertag to the Microsoft account you want to use.



Example:

Switch gamertag A to Microsoft account 2.

Gamertag B remains linked to Microsoft account 3.

Microsoft account 1 is now free.

To complete the swap of gamertags between the two original Microsoft accounts, you must wait 30 days. (A gamertag can be switched only once every 30 days.)



Example:

Gamertag A remains linked to Microsoft account 2.

After 30 days, switch gamertag B to Microsoft account 1.

Microsoft account 3 is now free and no longer needed.

To make these Microsoft Account email changes (since you can't on the console) you can do so on account.live.com and select 'Update Email'! Let me know if this helps resolve the issue.

What did you do before, to switch your gamertag to a new email, you can find out how to do it in the link below. Scroll down to the section called Can I switch my gamertag to a different Microsoft account?

support.xbox.com/.../manage-microsoft-account