How to sign in to a Microsoft account

1. To sign in to your Microsoft personal account, go to account.microsoft.com or select Sign in below.
   Sign in

   Tip: If you don't have a Microsoft account, you can select "New to Microsoft? Create an account"

2. Enter your email or phone number that you use for other services (Outlook, Excel, etc.), then select Next.

   Tip: You can use any of the email address aliases you may have on your account - they all have the same password. 

3. Enter your password and select Sign in.

See also

Sign in to Hotmail or Outlook.com ​​​​​​​

Sign in to Windows

Sign in to Office

Sign in to Xbox Live

How to check if your email address is a Microsoft account

Accessing Outlook.com, OneDrive and other Microsoft services when someone has died

Need more help?

Can't sign in?

​​​​​​​If you can't sign into your Microsoft account, most issues can be identified by our sign-in helper tool.
Sign-in helper

​​​​​​​Contact Support

For technical support, go to Contact Microsoft Support, enter your problem and select Get Help. If you still need help, select Contact Support to be routed to the best support option.

Important: To protect your account and its contents, our support agents are not allowed to send password reset links, or access and change account details.

The My Account portal helps you to manage your work or school account by setting up and managing your security info, managing your connected organizations and devices, or viewing how your organization uses your data.

To sign in to your work or school account, go to myaccount.microsoft.com or select Sign in below.
Sign in

See also

Learn more about work or school accounts

Sign in to Windows

Sign in to Office

How to check if your email address is a Microsoft account