removed outlook.com account by mistake - how do I recover it?

Hi,

Unfortunately, even if you accidentally remove the @outlook.com email address or alias from your account, the removal is permanent. It cannot be added back to the account or reused.

Microsoft has published an article explaining this policy: https://support.microsoft.com/office/add-or-remove-an-email-alias-in-outlook-com-459b1989-356d-40fa-a689-8f285b13f1f2

I took a screenshot of that part of the article for you. Please see below:

@Steve Seal said

I accidentally removed my @outlook.com Microsoft account alias

If it was an alias that ends in outlook.com it can be added back to the same account that it was removed from.

• In a Private/Incognito browser session logon to your account at https://account.live.com/names/manage
• Click [Add email]
• Add back your old outlook.com alias using the "Create a new email address". (I know, it doesn't make any sense, that's just how it works).

If you can't make this work, please advise where it went sideways for you.