How To Create A Second Microsoft Account

You can make a Microsoft account for free through Microsoft's website.
You can use a pre-existing email address for your Microsoft account or create a new one.
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If you're interested in using Outlook as your email client or want to set up your Xbox Series X more quickly, you'll need to create a Microsoft account.

Fortunately, the process is fast, free, and easy to do from Microsoft's website.

Here's how to make a Microsoft account in eight simple steps.

How to make a Microsoft account

1. Open a web browser and go to www.Microsoft.com.

2. Click on the "Account" icon, a small circle with a humanoid design inside it, located in the upper right corner of the screen.

The "Account" icon looks like a circle with a person inside it.

3. Click "Create one!" to begin creating your Microsoft account.

To begin creating your Microsoft account, click "Create one!" on the sign-in page.

4. Type in a pre-existing email address or click "Get a new email address" for a personal Microsoft email address. Once you've typed in the email address you want to use, click "Next."

You can use a pre-existing email address for your Microsoft account or create a new one.

5. Type in a secure password to use with your Microsoft account. Click "Next" once you've done so.

If you're using a pre-existing email address for your Microsoft account, the password doesn't necessarily need to match the one you use for your email address.

6. Type your first and last name into the corresponding fields and click "Next."

Microsoft requires you to enter your name in order to create an account.

7. Using the dropdown menus, select your location and enter your birth date. Once you've finished, click "Next."

You'll need to enter your birth date in order to finish setting up your Microsoft account.

8. On the next screen, you will be asked to solve a simple puzzle for security purposes. Click "Next" to proceed to the puzzle and follow the on-screen instructions.

Robots aren't very good at puzzles, apparently.

If you successfully complete the security puzzle, you now have a Microsoft account.

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