Can an Office 365 account be used as a Microsoft account?

microsoft account, created by user for personal use, is the new name for what used to be called “windows live id”. for your situation, your office 365 work or school account and microsoft account have the same username and password. when you sign into office or office 365 portal, it will let you choose the account.

Is my work account a Microsoft account?

The accounts are exactly the same ([email protected]) but one is a work account and one is a personal account. I am never certain what the difference between Microsoft account log-ins or when I am using one versus the other.

What is the difference between Microsoft account and work account?

Microsoft Work is as different from Microsoft Personal as Google is from Apple. Obviously it’s less intuitive because they’re both run by Microsoft, but when you log in with a Microsoft work or school account, you are connected to completely different services than if you log in with a Microsoft personal account.

Why can’t I create a Microsoft account with my work email?

If your organization uses Office 365 or other business services from Microsoft that rely on Azure AD, and if you’ve added a domain name to your Azure AD tenant, users will no longer be able to create a new personal Microsoft account using an email address in your domain.

How do I add a Microsoft account to my work email?

How to add an email address or phone number to your Microsoft account

Sign in to Manage how you sign in to Microsoft.
Select Add email or Add phone number.
Follow the instructions to add a new email address or phone number to your Microsoft account aliases.

Can I make a Microsoft account with school email?

From our understanding, students that have the @xxx.edu email addresses are required to log into Microsoft products using a Work/School account. Enter a different account or get a new one.” when attempting to create new accounts, we receive the error “You can’t sign up here with a work or school email address.

Can I use my work email for Skype?

As well as your primary email address, you can add multiple ‘profile’ email addresses to help your friends and contacts find you on Skype. This is useful if, for example, your colleagues only know your work email address but you use your personal one as your primary email address.