Can I merge or transfer the account I use to login to the Microsoft Tech Community
I am using my employer's credentials to login to the Microsoft Tech Community but I am moving employers. Can I take my account with me? Unfortunately, that's not possible. We're unable to change the email address on your account since your work owns the original email address. What we can do is transfer over your contributor level (for example, Senior Member, Regular Contributor, etc.). A few roles and badges may be able to be transferred (Member of the Week, for example). Email us at techcommunity@microsoft.com and we can do this for you. Please note we cannot transfer any of your contributions (discussion forum posts, etc.) from one account to another. (UPDATE: After the update to the new version of the Khoros software, Aurora, it is currently no longer possible to transfer ranks between accounts. We will update this page when we have more information to share or if anything changes.) I'd like to change my email address on my account from one personal account to another (Outlook.com, etc.) This is possible. You'll need to create a second account with the new email address, which will allow us to capture some login information to apply to the first account. Once you've done this, email our team at techcommunity@microsoft.com and we can sort it for you.Contributing to the Community
Here is a quick guide on how you can start interacting and engaging on Tech Community! How to Ask a Question Click on the 'Community Hubs' dropdown menu on the navigation bar Click on the Community Hub that best fits your question or idea based on either product or special topic. Select the appropriate space within the Community to post your question or idea Click the 'Start a New Conversation' button Fill out the Subject and Message (Title and Body) sections of your conversation. Add a tag (or a few) that best fits your message topic. Then click “Post” to publish your conversation. Engaging with Posts Like posts by clicking on the thumbs-up icon at the bottom of the post Reply to posts by clicking the reply button, either in the main feed or on the post directly Share posts by selecting the other platform icons on the right Sending a Private Message Click on the profile picture or name of the member you want to private message Click the 'Message' button on their profile. This will open up a text editor just like the one used for posting above. Follow the same instructions!How to change my community identity? (username & full name)
How do I change my community identity? (username & full name) Changing your username You can choose a new username by clicking your avatar at the top right, and clicking My Settings. Alternatively you can also click this link. User names can be between 4 and 40 characters in length and contain 0-9,a-z,A-Z, underscore (_) or hyphen(-). Usernames must be unique and if your desired username has been taken then you will be asked to choose another. Note: users names with spaces and periods(.) are no longer supported. Changing your full name Your name is pulled into our system from your Microsoft account, so we aren't able to change it on our end. If your account is using a personal email account, to change your name, update the name here, then log back into the community using this link. If your account is using a work email account, you'll need to speak to someone in your organization who is an admin and have them update the name in the O365 User Admin panel. Then log back into the community using this link.
