In case you accidentally merged your Skype profile with a Microsoft account that you didn’t mean to merge, don’t panic, you just need to unlink Skype from the Microsoft account and then sign in to the Windows-style app once again. Skype 8. with the correct email address and everything will be fine.
Most likely, it will not be a problem, but you should know that after unlinking Skype, you will no longer find contacts from the old account in your profile.
Also note that if you’re a long-time Skype user, your purchases won’t be affected, but if you created a new account with a Microsoft account, you may lose any Skype products you’ve purchased. If this is the case for you and you need to unmerge the two accounts, I recommend that you contact Skype customer support.
I wrote about this topic of account merging before, but back then it was a bit tricky, because it involved contacting customer support. However, now it appears that Microsoft has listened to user feedback and is providing an easy way to fix this problem for many.
Instructions
1. Sign in to your Skype account.
2. Under Account Details, click the Account settings.
3. There you will find a section called Linked accountsclick unlink to get rid of the merge between Microsoft account and your Skype profile.
Quick Tip: From this section you can also unlink your Facebook account, if you have already done so.
4. Read the warning and click Continue. This completes the unlink part, now you need to merge it with the correct MS account. Read on to learn how.
Skype merge with a different Microsoft account
As you know, in the future, now you have to merge Microsoft account with VoIP software. So to do that once again, go back to the Start screen in Windows 8 and start Skype, because you have unlinked the account, the previous automatic login credentials will not work, so you need to do the following:
1. Click on the I have a Skype account.
2. Enter your current Skype account credentials and click Sign in.
3. Confirm the new combination by clicking the Continueand that’s pretty much all you have to do.
The process should be easy but if you encounter any issues please leave your comment below and also check the Skype customer support page.
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