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
    2018-07-08T16:46:14+00:00

    This will work if you just want both email addresses on the same account. It won't transfer Microsoft purchase history or anything. 

    I accidentally set up an account with my gmail account a long time ago (on Microsoft or xbox). All of my Microsoft purchases and subscriptions were on my live account. TURNS OUT YOU CAN'T MERGE THEM HA XD. Also, if you try to just delete the account to get your email …. IT TAKES A YEAR FOR THAT EMAIL TO BECOME AVALIBLE AGAIN. 

    What you CAN do...

    1. Go make a new email for temporary use at gmail, mail.com, yahoo etc
    2. In another tab go sign into the Microsoft you don't really use. Then go to "manage account/add alias"
    3. Add the NEW email address to the account that you DON'T want to keep (add alias). 
    4. Change the NEW/temp email address to your "primary email address"
    5. Delete your OLD email off of that account. Now that old email address will be immediately available. 
    6. Just sign out and sign back into the Microsoft account you wanted to keep... add the old email as an alias and your done! Better then losing the use of your email address or waiting A YEAR to get it! 

    **This works for xbox accounts too (its amazing how many people made the same mistake I did XD)

    **Make sure you set which ever email address you want to use as a login as your "primary" 

    HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE! Its faster and easier than it sounds!! Takes less than 10 mins! 

    should also work for xbox accounts... I think I already said that, MB. GL GS.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-26T06:53:21+00:00

    The link on link doesn't display a page.  Bad link.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-21T11:39:27+00:00

    Hi sidy3d,

    We apologize for the delayed response as we are having a high volume of support request from customers. I understand that you want to merge your two Microsoft accounts. I would like to tell you that we don't have a feature of merging an accounts, we can only suggest that you link your accounts as a workaround. 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.

    If you have more questions, please get back to us.

    Thanks!

    I states it cannot find the link!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-09-02T23:31:43+00:00

    I have one at outlook and another at aol

    should I close one of them?

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-09-02T23:36:44+00:00

    You can simply use pop or IMAP for your situation closing your account won't do anything more

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