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Can you give your Microsoft account to someone else?

You can share your subscription benefits with up to five other people, (total of 6 people using your subscription). These people need to be inside your family group, and each person can install Microsoft 365 apps on all their devices and be signed in to Microsoft 365 apps on five devices at the same time.
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Can I transfer my Microsoft account to another person?

Whatever your reason, you can manually transfer Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription from one Microsoft account to another. The specific actions to do this transfer manually will depend on your situation, but it will involve purchasing a new Microsoft 365 subscription and then cancelling your existing one.
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Can I transfer my Microsoft account to another email?

You can add a new email address to your account by following the steps at: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil... After adding and confirming the new email address, on your Microsoft account page, just select "Make this the primary email address".
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Can you change your Microsoft account email without losing everything?

If you change Microsoft Accounts on that user profile, all files stored on your PC will not be affected, if you have files stored on OneDrive online, they would not be accessible from the new Microsoft Account.
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Can I have 2 Microsoft accounts with the same email?

A Microsoft account and a Microsoft 365 for Business account are two completely separate accounts and while you can use the same address for both (since they authenticate to two different realms), you never should. It can really affect both Windows and your Microsoft 365 access.
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Can I transfer my Microsoft account to my son?

There isn't a way to transfer accounts on the Microsoft platform. What you can do however is add your son's email address as an alias to the account.
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How do I transfer ownership of a Microsoft family?

Having said that, unfortunately there is no way to transfer your ownership under this circumstance. A workaround solution is keeping using existing membership until it expires, then your wife could sign up a new account using her email and payment info, and move all the data in OneDrive to the new one. Hope this helps.
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Can I give my Xbox account to my son?

Press the Xbox button  again to open the guide, and then select Profile & system > Settings > Account > Family settings > Manage family members > Add to family > Add new. Have the person whom you want to add sign in by using their Microsoft account email address and password. When prompted, select Add to family.
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How do I transfer my Microsoft account balance to a Family member?

Add money to your family member's Microsoft account
  1. Using a web browser, visit family.microsoft.com.
  2. Sign into your Family Safety account.
  3. Find your family member and click Add money. ...
  4. Select the amount of money you would like to add to your family member's account and click Next.
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What is the difference between Microsoft personal account and Family account?

The main difference between Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions is: Microsoft 365 Personal can be only used by one person/account although you can install the Office apps on multiple devices. Whereas Microsoft 365 Family can be used by up to 6 people.
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How many people can use Microsoft family account?

Recommended for families

Share all the benefits of Microsoft 365 with up to five other people. Sharing means that each person has the flexibility to use their own apps and cloud storage on multiple PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets. (iOS and Android require separate app download.)
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What is a Microsoft family account?

A family group is a set of individuals connected through the Microsoft Family Safety app on their Windows, Xbox, or mobile devices. No two families are the same – and neither are family group experiences.
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Can an Xbox account be transferred to another account?

There are two ways you can move your Xbox profile between consoles. One way is to download it onto another console by following the instructions at How to add or remove an Xbox profile on Xbox 360. Another way is to use a USB flash drive or an Xbox 360 Memory Unit.
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Can I give my friend my Xbox account?

Here's how Xbox Live Gold subscribers can extend their Gold subscription benefits to friends and family. At home: Make your primary Xbox (if you have more than one) your home Xbox, which gives anyone who signs in to the console with their profile the ability to use your Gold subscription.
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How do I transfer my Xbox to someone else?

Go to Profile & system > Settings > System > Backup & transfer > Network transfer and check the Allow network transfer box. This makes that Xbox visible to other consoles on the same network.
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How do I change the owner of a Microsoft account?

Click Your info. Click the Manage my Microsoft account link. On your Profile, click Edit name.
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Follow these steps:
  1. Type Control Panel in Search.
  2. Launch Control Panel.
  3. Click the Change account type link.
  4. Select your local account.
  5. Click the Change the account name link.
  6. Enter the new credentials.
  7. Hit Change Name.
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How do I change the owner of my Microsoft 365 account?

1. Login Microsoft admin center. 2. Select Roles->Global admin->Assigned admins->Add, add the new owner to this role.
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Can a Family member use my Microsoft account?

You can share your subscription benefits with up to five other people, (total of 6 people using your subscription). These people need to be inside your family group, and each person can install Microsoft 365 apps on all their devices and be signed in to Microsoft 365 apps on five devices at the same time.
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What happens if you use the same Microsoft account on two computers?

Yes, you can use the same Microsoft account on both PCs. Just add the account on the PC as a new user account.
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How many emails can you have on a Microsoft account?

One Microsoft Account can only have one <Primary Alias> email address. You cannot have more the one primary email address per MS Account but you can create as many Microsoft/Outlook.com accounts as you want.
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Can I delete a Microsoft account and use the same email?

No, any Microsoft addresses in a deleted account cannot be used again.
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Does closing Microsoft account delete email?

Important: When you close your Microsoft account, your email and contacts are deleted from our servers and can't be recovered. If you use your Microsoft account with Xbox, Skype, OneDrive, or other Microsoft services, you'll no longer be able to access those services.
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Does removing Microsoft account delete everything?

If the account you want to delete is a Microsoft account, you will lose everything related to that account that is stored anywhere and you will lose access to all the services of a Microsoft account, including things like OneDrive, Office, Xbox, ... even this community forum.
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Can you merge two Microsoft accounts?

There may be many reasons why you may want to merge two or more Microsoft accounts. However, you cannot merge two Microsoft accounts, but you can connect them and use them in one account.
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Can I transfer my Microsoft account from one computer to another?

Hi, You can transfer your Office to a new computer by signing into your Office Account on your new computer at: https://account.microsoft.com/services/ You will see an Install link. If your documents are on OneDrive, where they normally are stored by default you should not have a problem.
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