Closing your Microsoft account will result in the deletion of all data associated with that account. This includes any games and apps you purchased, as well as any files and folders stored on OneDrive.

Log into your Microsoft account and go to the Skype page.
Click on “Remove Skype” at the bottom of the page and enter your password when prompted.
You should see a message that says, “Your account has been deactivated from Skype” and you should be able to sign in without logging in with a Microsoft account.

No, your Skype account is not linked to your Microsoft account. You should be able to sign in with either account on both the website and the app.

No, deleting Outlook does not delete Skype. If you are using the Microsoft Office suite of applications, then Outlook is just an email application. You can delete it without any consequences to your other Office programs.

Clearing your Microsoft account will not delete your Gmail account. Clearing your Microsoft account merely removes the app and all of its data from the device. From a Google perspective, having a Microsoft Account will not affect the email you currently have in Gmail. Your current emails will be transferable to whichever email address you decide to use for future correspondence.

Microsoft accounts are linked to your Microsoft account. Some people choose to use their Microsoft account as their email address, so they can’t remove it.

To remove Skype from Outlook, you can do the following:
Open Outlook
Select Tools > Options
Click on the “E-mail” tab and then click on the “Outlook E-Mail” button in the “E-mail accounts” section
Click on “Add Account” in the “Email Accounts” section
Type your name, e-mail address, and password for your account.

Yes, Microsoft does delete inactive accounts. However, this is not a common occurrence and only happens if the account has been inactive for more than two years. In order to avoid this happening, it is important to log in at least once every six months.

The difference between a Skype account and a Microsoft account is that Skype accounts are free but Microsoft accounts are paid. Skype accounts are used for video calls while Microsoft accounts are used to log into your Windows computer, Xbox, OneDrive, Outlook.com, Office 365, etc.

No, Skype passwords are different from Microsoft account passwords. The Microsoft account password is used to log into the Microsoft website, Xbox Live or Windows 10.