Minecraft: How to Change Account Password and Email
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Answer
Minecraft uses the Microsoft account password and sign-in aliases. Change the password through Microsoft account Security; to change the sign-in email, add an alias, verify it, make it primary if desired, and remove the old alias only after reviewing Microsoft consequences.
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Confirm the Microsoft account
In Minecraft Launcher, check the signed-in Microsoft account. Minecraft profile names are not account email addresses.
2
Change or recover the password
Use Microsoft account Security to change a known password. If sign-in fails, use Microsoft recovery with the account email, phone number, or Skype name and verify the security code.
3
Open alias management
Sign in at account.live.com/names/manage. Microsoft calls account email addresses aliases, and all aliases share one password.
4
Add the new email alias
Choose Add email, enter or create the address, and complete verification before changing the primary alias.
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Choose the primary alias carefully
Make the verified alias primary if it should be the normal sign-in address. Confirm Minecraft Launcher accepts it before removing anything.
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Review removal consequences
Do not remove an old Microsoft-domain alias until Microsoft shows the exact consequence; some removed aliases cannot be added back. Support cannot change account details for you.
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Verify Minecraft access
Sign out of Minecraft Launcher, sign back in with the intended alias and the shared Microsoft password, and confirm the owned edition and profile appear.
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If it does not work
If the new alias signs into Microsoft but Minecraft ownership is missing, sign out and verify that the original launcher account and the alias belong to the same Microsoft account.
Do not create a second Microsoft account to change the email; purchases and Minecraft entitlements cannot be merged between Microsoft accounts.
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