Find out Microsoft account: Here's how

If you have forgotten your Microsoft account, you can still find out your login with a few tricks. Unfortunately, this doesn't always work. In the worst case, you have to create a new account.

Find out Microsoft account

Your Microsoft account (formerly Windows Live ID) consists of any email address and a password. With the account you can log in to all Windows services such as Xbox or Skype. Recovering the password works like any other service: you simply have a recovery link sent to your email address. But what if you forget them too? You can address the problem as follows:

• If you're lucky, your email address is stored with a Microsoft service. So if you want to log in to Xbox Live, for example, but have forgotten the email, you could look in Skype or SkyDrive, for example.
• In the case of Xbox, you can also ask friends who are friends of Xbox. Maybe you chatted with someone who saved you on their contact list.
• Microsoft is unfortunately not allowed to release customer data due to the data protection regulations. Therefore, the last solution is to create a new account.

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