How to Change Email Address on the Xbox Account

We often change the email due to a variety of reasons. Most of the time it’s the crowded inbox with spam and irrelevant emails that forces us to change our email address. Another reason why most users change their email is to link every account to a single email address so that they don’t have to log in to multiple addresses to check for new emails. In this blog post, I’ll show you how to change the email address on your Xbox account so that you never miss out on important messages.

How to Change the Email Address on Your Xbox Account

Changing the email address linked to your Xbox account is not as straightforward as you’d find on other applications. The reason is Xbox does not have a dedicated website. Xbox is directly linked to your Microsoft account which makes it a little bit a tedious job to change the email address. You will have to change the email on your existing Microsoft account and that will automatically get reflected in your Xbox account.

Here’s how this method works in a step-by-step manner:

1. Open the Microsoft account page and sign in using valid credentials.
2. Click on Your info located at the top of the screen.
3. Under the Account info section, tap on Edit account info.
4. Enter the email password (if prompted).
5. Click on Add email within the Account alias section.
6. If you don’t have a new email, create one using the first option that says “Create a new email address and add it as an alias“. If you already have a new email, type it in the second box.
7. Tap on Add alias.
8. Click on Make Primary next to the new email address to set it as a primary email for your account. You can remove the old email if you no longer want to link it again to the same Microsoft account.

Hurray! you now have a new email on your Microsoft account and for other Microsoft services such as Xbox.

How to Forget a Lost Xbox Email Password

If by any chance you forget the password of your Xbox email, you’ll have a hard time changing the Xbox email. You will need to forget the password and the follow the process that I have mentioned above to change your Xbox email.

1. Open the Microsoft account page.
2. Tap on the Sign in option in the upper-right corner.
3. Enter your Microsoft email address.
4. Click on Forgot password?
5. If you have set 2FA using the Authenticator app, it will ask for a code generated in that app. Enter the code and press Next. Skip this step if you have not set 2FA.
6. Tap on Use a different Verification.
7. You will need to verify your identity in order to forget the password. You can use email or phone number verification.
8. Enter the code received on your email or phone number.
9. Enter a new password.

Now that you have the password of your old email address, log in to your Microsoft account and follow the steps mentioned above to change your Xbox account email.

How to View Xbox Account Email using Xbox 360

1. Press the Xbox button.
2. Select Profile and tap on Settings.
3. Choose Account.
4. Scroll down until you see the Your information option. Tap on it.
5. Select Account Security.
6. You can see your registered Xbox email address on the right side.

How to View Xbox Account Email using Xbox Series X/S or One S/X

1. Open the Guide by pressing the Xbox button.
2. Select Settings and choose Account.
3. Now, tap on Sign in, security, & passkey.
4. On Xbox One S/X, select Change my sign-in & security preferences. Here, you can see your Xbox email under the Show on Home section.
5. On Xbox Series X/S also, your Xbox email address will appear in the Show on Home section.

Changing the email address linked to your Xbox account is not a hard task unless you remember the email address and password. For what reason(s) did you make up your mind to change the Xbox email address? Share your thoughts in the comments below.