Microsoft now allowing users to rename their Microsoft Account - again

[nsane.forums]

Microsoft has quietly allowed people who have a Microsoft Account to rename their account again, after taking that feature away in December due to some users being unable to access their older content.

When Microsoft launched the first preview version of Outlook.com, they also allowed users to rename their Microsoft account with the old account turning into an "alias" of the new Microsoft account name. Unfortunately, some Microsoft account holders later reported they were unable to access their older emails, SkyDrive files, and other content when they changed their account name; Microsoft decided to disable the account renaming feature in December.

Now it appears that Microsoft has fixed the problem. Neowin can now confirm that Microsoft account owners can now rename their accounts once again if they choose to do so. Microsoft claims that all of the old account information and contacts will transfer to the new account address "within 48 hours."

While that's good news for account holders, there was also a recent rumor that claimed Microsoft was going to allow those users to create up to 10 different aliases for their account. So far, there's no indication that feature has been added and it's possible that Microsoft won't be putting in the extra aliases support until they are sure that everything works with the account renaming feature.

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[LeetPirate]

Anybody try this recently? I have seen on answers.microsoft.com they have mentioned that if you rename your account you won't lose your 25GB Skydrive space, but I am sceptical.

[DKT27]

Anybody try this recently? I have seen on answers.microsoft.com they have mentioned that if you rename your account you won't lose your 25GB Skydrive space, but I am sceptical.

I lost my 25GB to 7GB without doing anything.

[LeetPirate]

I lost my 25GB to 7GB without doing anything.

Well you were supposed to click some upgrade link to keep the 25GB during the redemption period I believe. So if you did nothing it would have automatically been downgraded to 7GB.

[DKT27]

I lost my 25GB to 7GB without doing anything.

Well you were supposed to click some upgrade link to keep the 25GB during the redemption period I believe. So if you did nothing it would have automatically been downgraded to 7GB.

I see. The only thing I remember doing is switching to Outlook.com. And no, I didn't change my email address to Outlook.

[mikie]

I used the same name@ Hotmail / Outlook.com / Live.com / anything else they offered, they're all alias names it seems - use any of them anytime .......... and skydrive still has 25gb storage.

[LeetPirate]

I see. The only thing I remember doing is switching to Outlook.com. And no, I didn't change my email address to Outlook.

This happened to many people, I think the problem was that after that step you were supposed to click manage storage in your skydrive and then enable the 25GB upgrade. But Microsoft really screwed alot of people with this, it was poorly done in my view.