How to merge 2 Microsoft accounts?

Anonymous
2013-04-08T01:17:13+00:00

Hello,

I created a Outlook email account and I have a other outlook email address that used to be a Hotmail address. Before I knew that you can rename a Outlook account I created another account with the same name. Is it possible to merge the two accounts.

Thanks,

Original Title: Delete new Outlook.com email address and rename current .hotmail.com to the Outlook.com email address

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-11T21:37:05+00:00

    Thanks much!

    Did a little digging, and my real reason for merging my accounts is to get my purchases from my old account to my new one - found a way to do this with an Xbox 360 :)

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  2. Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,920 Reputation points
    2014-04-11T21:19:35+00:00

    No new workarounds.  You can open one of your Outlook.com accounts, click Options>Options (or More mail settings), then "Import email accounts", then "Other email provider" and import the mail from the other Outlook.com account.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-11T16:15:19+00:00

    Is it yet possible to merge two Microsoft Accounts?

    Just checking... if not, are there new workarounds?

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  4. Brian Tillman [Outlook MVP 2007-2019] 25,920 Reputation points
    2013-09-26T14:08:16+00:00

    Merge them by installing Windows Live Mail, then creating accounts in WLM that access each mailbox.  If you allow WLM to detect the settings automatically, you'll get accounts that allow you to move the messages from one mailbox to the other.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-09-26T13:34:22+00:00

    To do this, please follow the steps below:

    1. Sign in to this link.
    2. Click Add linked account and enter the necessary information on the field.
    3. Click on Link.

    Hello, Leilani,

    The link no longer seems to work. Do you have an updated link, by any chance?

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