Go to the Microsoft Account Sign in page at login.live.com.

ClickUse Your Email Insteadif prompted for your phone number.

ClickGet New Email Address.

Change your Microsoft email address

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jot down in the email you want to use and select eitheroutlook.comorhotmail.com.

Enter a password and clickNext.

drop your information as prompted to complete setup.

No Account? Create One

Go to theAdd an Aliaspage and sign on to your existing Microsoft account, if prompted.

ClickAdd an Existing Email Address as a Microsoft Account Aliasto use an email address you already have.

Enter the email address you want to use and clickAdd Alias.

Use your email instead

A message will appear stating that you have associated the alias with your account.

you’ve got the option to change your sign-in preferences to select how you access.

Sign in to the Microsoft account website.

Create a new email address

ClickYour Infoat the top of the page.

ClickManage How You Sign In.

ClickMake Primarynext to the alias you want to use as your primary email address in Microsoft.

Add an alias for Microsoft

ClickSettings, which is the gear icon in the upper-right corner.

Click theView All Outlook Settingslink at the bottom of the parameters menu.

ClickSync Emailin the left pane of the configs window.

Sync Email

choose the alias you want to use in theSet Default From Addresslist.

ClickSaveand kill the window.