
You may not need to transfer everything associated with your Microsoft 365 subscription, but if you're using any of the services or features below, there are steps you may need to take depending on what you're using, and who might be affected by your planned subscription transfer.įamily Safety: Microsoft 365 Family is automatically shared with members of Family Safety, so if you previously set that up you need to consider how transferring this subscription might affect members of the group.Īdditionally, if you decide to remove yourself as the subscription owner and the new subscription owner is another adult in your existing Family Safety group, make sure that adult is set up as a co-organizer. Step 2: Decide what services you want to transfer and update (if appropriate) Transfer to yourself: To transfer the subscription to a new Microsoft account you created for yourself, be sure to complete the purchase and activate Microsoft 365 using this new Microsoft account. Important: If the individual you want to transfer the subscription to hasn't purchased it yet and they're also currently sharing your subscription, (for example, they're a member of your Microsoft Family), make sure you stop sharing with them before they activate the new subscription. Transfer to another individual: If your plan is to have someone else assume ownership of the subscription, for example a family member or a friend, make sure that individual has their own Microsoft 365 subscription, and that it’s activated using their Microsoft account.


This could be another individual or yourself: Step 1: Set up a new Microsoft 365 subscription with the Microsoft account you want to transfer toīefore beginning this transfer, a new Microsoft 365 subscription needs to be activated and associated with the Microsoft account holder you want to transfer to. We recommend reading through all the information below before you begin this process. The specific actions to do this transfer manually will depend on your situation, but it will involve purchasing a new Microsoft 365 subscription and then cancelling your existing one. Whatever your reason , you can manually transfer Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription from one Microsoft account to another.

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Perhaps you want to retire an existing Microsoft account and start using a new one, or you could be going through a life change and want someone else to assume ownership of an existing subscription. You may want to transfer a Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription from one Microsoft account to another for any of a variety of reasons.
