you are still showing my old email address on my account ie. [PII removed]@southernphone.com.au Please remove it

Jill Steward 0 Reputation points
2026-10-14T02:41:18.0233333+00:00

you are still showing my old email address n my account. ie. [PII removed] at southernphone.com.au I have not been with them for over a year and as I have a new laptop this old address is preventing me from getting into microsoft. Please remove it as I now use ****@outlook.com

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  1. GsN5034 - IA 78,700 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-10-14T03:28:00.74+00:00

    Hello,

    Could you please clarify where you are seeing the old email address? **Is the verification code being sent to your **@southernphone.com.au address?


    1

    So, sign in with your Microsoft account using the link here and see if the old email address appears as an Alias.

    https://account.live.com/names/manage

    2

    If the email doesn't appear on the 'Manage how you sign in to your account' page as an alias, then the email should be on the security settings page of your Microsoft account here. You can manage the security verification methods here, where Microsoft sends the verification code during the sign in.

    https://account.live.com/proofs/Manage

    Make sure you have at least three verification methods to verify your identity.

    If you see your old email address listed, remove it.


    If you are having trouble verifying your identity, let me know.

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  2. AI answer

    2026-10-14T02:41:32.85+00:00

    If the old address is still attached to the Microsoft account, remove or replace it in the account settings:

    1. Open Edit account info: https://account.live.com/names/manage
    2. Select Add email to add the current address if it is not already listed.
    3. If needed, set the current address as the primary alias with Make primary.
    4. Select Remove next to the old email address.

    If the old address is being used only as a verification or security method, remove it from Security info instead:

    1. Open the Security info page.
    2. Select Delete next to the old Email method.
    3. Confirm with Yes.

    Important:

    • If the old address is the current primary alias, another address must be made primary before it can be removed.
    • Deleting a security email cannot be undone; it must be added again if removed by mistake.
    • If sign-in is blocked because security information was recently changed, account changes that require a security code can be temporarily unavailable during the protection period.
    • If the goal is only to stop that old address being used for sign-in, it can be blocked in Your info > Sign-in preferences instead of removing it.

    If access to the account is currently blocked by the old verification address, use the available sign-in or recovery options and then update the alias or security info after access is restored.


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