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Change Associated Microsoft Account
You can have multiple accounts associated, but the app purchases are always tied to the "main" account, which can only be changed with a hard reset.
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Not able to delete my Outlook account from my Lumia mobile
It is not possible to delete the Microsoft account that was used to set up your phone. You will need to reset your phone and set it up again with another account. Which will lose all your apps, music, ...
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Windows Live ID Account Login Problem
The article you linked to is from 2014 and isn't completely accurate anymore.
According to Microsoft's Lifecycle Policy, support for WP 7.8 ended on 14 October 2014, with no 5-year extended support ...
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Developer license expiration
You will have to renew your license every month.
Maybe in the future you'll only have to renew it like once a every year.
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Problems with Windows Live ID on second hand Nokia Lumia 800
Resetting the phone will only remove the relationship between the phone and the previous account. It will also wipe all data on it. The contacts associated with the previous account will not be ...
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downloading games on windows phone on wifi
As long as you have the phone set up with a valid Microsoft account, yes. You should be able to download apps while on Wi-Fi.
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How to fix error: 800704CF "Your password has expired. First, change it on the web, then come back..."
This happened to me when I didn't have a SIM card in my phone. Turned out it is caused by the time being wrong on the phone, as the phone was not able to get the correct time off the mobile phone ...
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How to make MS account in windows phone 8.1
As per the link, I have given the steps below:
To create a Microsoft account when you set up your phone
Follow the setup instructions on your phone until you get to the Keep your life in ...
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Primary accounts?
First off, I'd make sure that paid downloads are allowed in the My Family settings, just in case. Otherwise you'll have to do a reset and set up the phone with a different account. This issue is fixed ...
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Why does Microsoft lock users from signing-in to their apps based on their geographic locations?
There are several reasons for this - legal, business or political.
TV shows and movies might not be licensed for purchase in your country
Cortana might not speak/understand the language of your ...
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Getting error 800c0008 while login Microsoft Account after reseting my Lumia 525
I fixed this issue by going to Data Sense settings and turning off the option "Restrict background data usage". After turning it off, Microsoft account and other accounts have been successfully added.
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Why does the weather app need a Microsoft account?
So I guess this is the first app your downloading from the store? For each download or update you need a Microsoft Account to which your license is bound.
I really recommend setting an account up ...
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Can't login to the microsoft account
Check your date and time settings, they have to be right for the region you're in. Also try a doing a soft reset.
Also sometimes this is just an issue with Microsoft services, might resolve itself ...
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Using new Microsoft account: do I lose all my apps?
Yes. Your purchases are tied to your Microsoft Account, so if you reset the phone, and set up with a different account, your purchased content/apps/etc. would be lost.
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How to recover contacts when UserID is forgotten?
How to recover contacts when UserID is forgotten?
You cannot recover your contacts without knowing the user ID. However you can recover your user ID.
To recover your User ID
If you have a phone ...
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Recovering contacts from a backup in w10m
In order to use the backups, you'd need to do a hard reset (which wipes everything on your phone), then log in to the same MS account and restore from the backup. If you have multiple MS accounts and ...
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Nokia Lumia 610 Windows Live ID
You are using a Nokia Lumia 610 and WP7.x.
As of the official Windows Phone 7 support page:
Windows Phone 7 has reached end of support, so services and
functionality for this version of Windows ...
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How to back up ringtones on cloud in windows 10 mobile?
If you create custom ringtones in Windows Phones, whether using the Ringtone Maker app, or the traditional method of copying .mp3 files, they are stored on the phone in a folder named "Ringtones":
So,...
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How is a Windows phone removed from Microsoft account?
Here are the answers to your questions.
Yes it is quite possible to wipe out a windows phone without using the signed in Microsoft account by using specific key combination during booting even if you ...
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Email account has to been create
I think you want to create an email account but don't know how to go about it because the phone is getting stuck somewhere in the process. I suggest that you try and create an email account using a ...
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Contacts lost after deleting MS account from phone
By default, Windows Phone stores you contacts within an online service (be it Outlook.com, Gmail, etc.). You will need to add the account back, to get the contacts - if required, you can reset your ...
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cant access oulook email or app store without password pop up
If you're unable to go through without password, you must be facing trouble in signing in your microsoft account. What you have done is perhaps you have tried to sign out from all of the devices using ...
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Have I got my account of my devices connected properly?
You can obtain a list of devices connected to your account on Microsoft's website.
Go to this website and login to your Microsoft account.
You should see something like this.
You can see the ...
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Windows 10 Mobile not connecting to Microsoft account
Okay guys, this is the guy who asked the question above!
The problem was from the ISP's end. There was a technical issue in my area due to which web services of Microsoft and Google got inaccessible. ...
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Windows 10 Mobile not connecting to Microsoft account
I was able to fix this issue by reinstalling the OS through the Windows Devices Recovery Tool. This offered my a newer firmware version for my device, which might have fixed the problem.
You could ...
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Restting password for primary Hotmail account on windows phone
You cannot change the password from your phone, other than by logging on in Internet Explorer and doing it from there. If you do change your password via the Microsoft website (and to be honest, that'...
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"My Family setup needed" despite completed setup
Resolved.
Answer: wait 48 hours, and without explanation or warning, it works properly.
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How to stop Lumia phone syncing?
AFAIK the only way to prevent this would be to, when you are adding a new contact, choose to save it to an account other than your MS account. (e.g. Your service provider may allow you to save ...
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Why does the weather app need a Microsoft account?
The Microsoft Account required error comes when you are trying to Update the app to latest version. Apparently there is no way for you to avoid it if you don't intend to associate a Microsoft Account ...
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Setting up MS Account to download apps on my WP
As @Thomas suggested, your parents need to create a Microsoft Account where they can add you as a child and allow you to download apps.
Check this link for more info on how do do it:
http://windows....
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