I want to add my wife to my Microsoft 365 subscription

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2026-01-31T21:21:18.4733333+00:00

I currently have a Microsoft 365 Personal subscription plan. I pay annually for it. It renews in May of 2026. My wife just got a computer and I want to upgrade from personal to family subscription. I want a refund for the remaining time on my personal subscription before upgrading to the family plan.

Anyone know how to do this? It is impossible to get a live agent on the phone with Microsoft

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | MacOS
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EmilyS726 270.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-01-31T21:55:22.46+00:00

Hello

You will need to cancel the personal subscription first, then sign up for the family plan.

If your subscription was done via Microsoft directly, Please go to https://account.live.com

Sign into your Microsoft account. Then go to Services. Click on Manage for the subscription plan you want to cancel. Then chat with support to discuss refund: go to https://support.microsoft.com/contactus, Type "Billing" and press Enter. On the next screen, click "Contact support" at the bottom of the page, then choose "Microsoft 365" > "Manage my subscription". You’ll then see the option to chat with a Microsoft support agent who has access to your account to help review the issue.

If it was done via Apple App Store, you need to cancel within your Apple account, Refund needs to be requested from Apple, not Microsoft, because the payment processed via Apple.

Microsoft explains it here:

https://support.microsoft.com/account-billing/how-to-get-a-refund-on-a-microsoft-subscription-67dca30b-b323-44d5-acc2-e02f9902c472

Apple's refund request instruction is here: https://support.apple.com/118223

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    2026-01-31T22:02:19.4066667+00:00

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