What is a Microsoft account? - Microsoft Support
A Microsoft account is a personal account required for access to Microsoft’s products and services. Learn how to manage your account, security, payment, subscriptions, devices, and more on your Microsoft account dashboard.
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard
Look up your Microsoft account username - Microsoft Support
How to check if your email address is a Microsoft account. If you can't remember your account name, use these steps to try to get back into your Microsoft account.
What is a Microsoft account? - Microsoft Support
A Microsoft account is what you use to sign in to Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive and Windows Phone. Learn how to create a Microsoft account and use it on different devices securely.
Why you need a Microsoft account, or work or school account with ...
A Microsoft account is a free account you use to access many Microsoft devices and services, such as the web-based email service Outlook.com (also known as hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com), online apps like Word or Excel for the web, Skype, OneDrive, Xbox Live, Bing, Windows, or the Microsoft Store.
Applies To:
Office 2016, Office 2013
What's the difference between a Microsoft account and a work or school ...
A Microsoft account is a personal account used to access Microsoft’s products and services, such as an Xbox console, Microsoft 365, Outlook.com, OneDrive, Xbox Live, Family Safety, Skype, Bing, Microsoft Store and MSN.
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard, Microsoft Classroom
Microsoft account security info & verification codes
Learn how to manage your Microsoft account security info and troubleshoot verification code issues.
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard
Account help
You can use a Microsoft account, or a work or school account to sign into your Windows device. Get help for Windows Hello, PIN reset, or adding new accounts to your PC. Manage accounts in Windows.
How to sign in to a Microsoft account - Microsoft Support
Use your Microsoft account to sign in to Microsoft services like Windows, Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Skype, Outlook, and Xbox Live.
Applies To:
Microsoft 365 for home, Outlook.com, Microsoft 365 for Mac, Microsoft 365 for Windows, Microsoft account dashboard, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive (home or personal), OneDrive for Mac, OneDrive for Windows
How to create a new Microsoft account - Microsoft Support
A Microsoft account gives you access to Microsoft products and services with just one login. Notes: You can either use an email address you own as a Microsoft account, or create a new address by choosing "Get a new email address" or "Use your email instead" when you sign up.
How to check if your email address is a Microsoft account
If you have confirmed that your email is a Microsoft account, you can access it by following these steps: Go to the Microsoft account sign-in page and enter your email address and password. If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it by clicking on Forgot password?
Applies To:
Microsoft account dashboard