How to change the date of birth varies depending on the current listed age and local laws requiring parental or guardian consent.
Expand a section below to learn more, depending on your age or error message.
I'm an adult
How to change a birth date on an adult's Microsoft account:
Edit your Microsoft account profile using the credentials of the account you wish to update.
Make your changes and select Save .
I'm an adult, but Microsoft thinks I'm a child
If you are an adult but have the wrong birth date on the account, how you correct your date of birth depends on whether consent has been given for your account or not.
Start by checking your Microsoft account profile information.
Sign in to your Microsoft account profile at account.microsoft.com/profile/edit-profile-information.
- If you see your profile information but cannot edit it, follow the does have consent steps below.
- If you see a message when you sign in which says, "Parent or guardian consent is required for this account." follow the does not have consent steps below.
Steps if your account does not have consent.
Sign in to login.live.com to initiate a consent request.
Select I'm a parent or guardian.
Sign in with any adult personal Microsoft account or create a new dummy adult account at the sign-in/sign-up screen shown.
Tip
To be an adult, the account holder needs to be at least 18 years old, except in Canada where they need to be at least 19 years old.
Give consent by selecting Yes, I agree at the bottom of the consent form.
Select Family Safety to complete the operation.
Review the accounts you have given consent for at account.live.com/mykids.asp
For your own name, select Edit this child's personal info and then follow the instructions.
Steps if your account does have consent.
Using the adult Microsoft account that gave consent to the account, sign in to Manage child accounts at account.live.com/mykids.aspx
Select Edit this child's personal info and then follow the instructions.
Parent or guardian consent is required for this account
If you see a message when you sign in which says, "Parent or guardian consent is required for this account." follow the steps below to adjust the date of birth on your child account.
Sign in to login.live.com to initiate a consent request.
Select I'm a parent or guardian.
Sign in with any adult personal Microsoft account or create a new dummy adult account at the sign in/sign up screen shown.
Tip
To be an adult, the account holder needs to be at least 18 years old, except in Canada where they need to be at least 19 years old.
Give consent by selecting Yes, I agree at the bottom of the consent form.
Select Family Safety to complete.
Review the accounts you have given consent for at account.live.com/mykids.asp
For your own name, select Edit this child's personal info and then follow the instructions.
It's a child account
How to change a birth date on a child's Microsoft account
Using the adult Microsoft account that gave consent to the account, sign in to Manage child accounts at account.live.com/mykids.aspx
Select Edit this child's personal info and then follow the instructions.
Note
- If you don't see the child listed, you do not have permission to edit their information. It could be that another adult in your family has consent to manage the child.
- If you don't see "Edit this child's personal info", it could be they are no longer classed as a child, or they are above the statutory age in your country or region.
- Parents need to be at least 18 years old, except in Canada where they need to be at least 19 years old.
Can a child edit their own Microsoft account date of birth?
No. Where the listed date of birth is lower than the statutory age in that country or region, the account holder will always need parental consent, and the child account cannot remove their own consent.
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