If you already have a personal Microsoft account that you use to collect Microsoft Rewards points, but you also have a work or school account that you use across your devices, you can link the accounts together since Microsoft Rewards can only be earned and redeemed with a Microsoft account. Once the accounts are linked, and even if you’re signed in with your work or school account, any Microsoft Rewards points you earn for searches in the Windows search box, on Bing, or from the Edge browser, will go towards your Microsoft account.
Before you can link your accounts, the Account Linking setting must be turned on by the administrator of your work or school account. If your administrator disables account linking, your accounts will be automatically unlinked.
With account linking, you won’t need to switch between your Microsoft account and your work or school accounts to earn Microsoft Rewards, which helps you be more productive. When you sign in to the Microsoft Edge browser with a work account linked to a personal Microsoft Rewards account, you can access daily Rewards activities more easily than ever.
From Bing
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Go to bing.com.
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Sign in with your work or school account.
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Click on your profile and then select Activate rewards & more.
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Sign in with Microsoft account and select Link now.
From Edge
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Sign in with your work profile.
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Select your profile icon in the upper corner of the browser window.
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Under Linked account select Add account.
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Under the Linked Account section, select Link personal account.
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Sign in with your Microsoft account and then select, Link now.
You can enable or disable account linking from Profile preferences in Microsoft Edge Settings using automatic profile switching, the Microsoft Start Management Experience, and Bing Identity Control.
From Bing
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Go to bing.com.
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Sign in with your linked work or school account.
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Click on your profile and then select Manage rewards access.
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Select Unlink, and when the confirmation window opens, select Unlink.
From Edge
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Sign in with your linked work profile.
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Select your profile icon in the upper left corner of the browser.
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Under Linked account find your personal account email, and then select Unlink.
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From the confirmation window, select Unlink.
When you're signed in to the Microsoft Edge browser with a linked work or school account, you can still view your linked personal Microsoft account by selecting the profile icon in the upper right and viewing the dropdown menu, or by visiting the Edge settings page.
Data from your personal Microsoft account, such as personalization preferences and Rewards history, are stored separately from your work or school account. Linking your personal and work accounts does not in itself allow your employer to see your preferences or activity. If you are using a device provided by an employer, school, or similar organization, traffic from both accounts may be monitored—but this is determined by your organization and is not a result of linking accounts.
If your organization uses Microsoft Search in Bing, your administrator has access to aggregated search information. For more information about what data your organization may access when you use a work or school account, see the 'Products provided by your organization—notice to end users' section in the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Linking accounts will not in itself grant access to your personal search history and no new data is collected because of account linking. For more information about search history and Microsoft Search in Bing, see Security and Privacy for Microsoft Search in Bing.
It’s ideal to unlink your accounts before leaving your organization. If you leave your organization and lose access to your work or school account, your accounts will remain linked. To unlink your accounts, contact the administrator of your former organization. If your former organization deletes your work or school account, your accounts will be automatically unlinked.
In your personal Microsoft account, you can use the privacy dashboard in your account settings to delete, export, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data. For your Microsoft work or school account, please direct privacy inquiries, including any requests to exercise your data subject rights, to your administrator.
