You can combine Skype and Microsoft accounts as follows:
2) Enter your Skype username and click “Next”![Skype Skype](/uploads/1/1/9/6/119613020/698178096.jpg)
3) Enter your Skype password and click “Sign in”
4) As a result, you will get the following message:
Your Skype account is now a Microsoft account
You can now use your Skype account
5) Further, depending on whether you specified before your e-mail address or not, you will need to confirm the use of this email, or you can specify a new one. Also, you have the opportunity to “Get a new email address” from @outlook.com.
CAUTION! If you are not sure in your actions and want to avoid the confusion or problems with the migration of contacts, I strongly recommend getting a new e-mail address or specify an email, which was never used for any other Skype accounts.
6) After you specified your e-mail, check the mail – there you will find “Security code to update your Skype account”. Copy it into the input box to confirm that you are the owner of the account.
Old account now works with Skype, Office, Xbox, and other Microsoft apps
8) It’s rather controversial, but also very important step: you should re-confirm your email address. To do this, check the mail, and in a letter from «Microsoft account team» click on the blue button “Verify [email protected]”.
CAUTION! In no case don’t click on the link “Click here” which is just below this button — it cancels your actions and guarantees a heap of troubles.
To finish setting up this Microsoft account, they just need to make sure this email address is yours.
9) The final chord: you should receive a confirmation that “everything is ready”.
Thanks for verifying [email protected]. You can now get back to what you were doing.
Sign into your Microsoft account. And if you already have a Skype account associated with another email address, you can opt to merge the two – just click the ‘I have a Skype account’ or ‘I’m new to Skype’ button. Click the ‘Merge accounts’ button after signing into your existing account. Users of the old Skype accounts can transform them in the Microsoft accounts. Also, they have the opportunity to combine Skype and Microsoft accounts. As a rule, this process is optional, but there are cases, when for the use of Skype you must get a Microsoft account without fail. Click Microsoft account by opening your Skype Account. Sign in by entering your Microsoft user name and password. Click your main Skype account and sign in. A notification will pop up from skype letting you know that from now on, you'll need to use your Microsoft user name. Click OK to merge your Microsoft accounts.
1) Go to page http://login.live.com/2) Enter your Skype username and click “Next”
![Skype Skype](/uploads/1/1/9/6/119613020/698178096.jpg)
3) Enter your Skype password and click “Sign in”
4) As a result, you will get the following message:
Your Skype account is now a Microsoft account
You can now use your Skype account
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to sign in to any Microsoft app or service such as Office and Xbox. We'll just need to update your account with an email address. That will help you recover your account easily if you forget your password or your account ever gets compromised.5) Further, depending on whether you specified before your e-mail address or not, you will need to confirm the use of this email, or you can specify a new one. Also, you have the opportunity to “Get a new email address” from @outlook.com.
CAUTION! If you are not sure in your actions and want to avoid the confusion or problems with the migration of contacts, I strongly recommend getting a new e-mail address or specify an email, which was never used for any other Skype accounts.
6) After you specified your e-mail, check the mail – there you will find “Security code to update your Skype account”. Copy it into the input box to confirm that you are the owner of the account.
Merge My Skype And Microsoft Accounts
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7)How To Merge Skype Accounts
If you have done everything correctly, by clicking on the “Next”, you will get the following message:Old account now works with Skype, Office, Xbox, and other Microsoft apps
8) It’s rather controversial, but also very important step: you should re-confirm your email address. To do this, check the mail, and in a letter from «Microsoft account team» click on the blue button “Verify [email protected]”.
CAUTION! In no case don’t click on the link “Click here” which is just below this button — it cancels your actions and guarantees a heap of troubles.
To finish setting up this Microsoft account, they just need to make sure this email address is yours.
9) The final chord: you should receive a confirmation that “everything is ready”.
Thanks for verifying [email protected]. You can now get back to what you were doing.
2. Sign in with your Skype name.
3. We’ll ask you to update your Skype account with an email address –
That’s it! You’re all set! You can now use your Skype name or your email address to sign into all Microsoft apps and services. Remember to use the password for your Microsoft account, regardless of whether you use your Skype name or email address to sign in.
Users should note, if they are already signed into Outlook, OneDrive or any other Microsoft property online and have asked their selected browser to keep them signed in, there is an additional step that mus be taken. Users will need to log out of the Microsoft property and then follow the above steps.
Aside from that note, it seems Microsoft has made a concerted effort to ease the process of combining both a current Skype and Microsoft account.
Let us know in the comments how easy or difficult it was to combine the two.