Microsoft account

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online account single sign-on system user identity

A Microsoft account is a single sign-in user identity used to access Microsoft's online services and products, including Windows, Office, Xbox, OneDrive, and more.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Microsoft ID 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf online account ⓘ
single sign-on system ⓘ
user identity ⓘ
alsoKnownAs MSA ⓘ
Microsoft account ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft ID
associatedWith consumer services ⓘ
authenticationProtocol OAuth 2.0 ⓘ
OpenID Connect ⓘ
credentialType Skype name ⓘ
email address ⓘ
phone number ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
distinctFrom Microsoft Entra ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Entra ID account

work or school account ⓘ
governingCompanyHeadquarters Redmond, Washington, United States ⓘ
hasManagementPortal https://account.microsoft.com ⓘ
privacyPolicyURL https://privacy.microsoft.com ⓘ
requires password or alternative credential ⓘ
unique username ⓘ
supportsFeature account recovery options ⓘ
activity history view ⓘ
device management ⓘ
family safety management ⓘ
linked email aliases ⓘ
passwordless sign-in ⓘ
payment methods storage ⓘ
privacy dashboard access ⓘ
security information management ⓘ
subscription management ⓘ
two-step verification ⓘ
supportsRegion global ⓘ
supportsSignInMethod FIDO2 ⓘ
surface form: FIDO2 security key

Microsoft Authenticator app ⓘ
Windows Hello ⓘ
password ⓘ
usedFor accessing Microsoft online services ⓘ
authenticating users ⓘ
managing Microsoft subscriptions ⓘ
password recovery for Microsoft services ⓘ
purchasing digital content from Microsoft stores ⓘ
synchronizing settings across devices ⓘ
usedOnService Azure Dev Tools for Teaching ⓘ
Bing personalization ⓘ
Microsoft 365 ⓘ
Microsoft Store ⓘ
Microsoft Office ⓘ
surface form: Office Online

OneDrive ⓘ
Outlook ⓘ
surface form: Outlook.com

Skype ⓘ
Teams ⓘ
surface form: Teams (consumer)

Windows ⓘ
Xbox ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Microsoft account → alsoKnownAs → Microsoft account ⓘ
this entity surface form: Microsoft ID
Microsoft Store → authenticationSystem → Microsoft account ⓘ
Edge → integratedWith → Microsoft account ⓘ
subject surface form: Microsoft Edge
To Do → requiresAccount → Microsoft account ⓘ
subject surface form: Microsoft To Do
OneNote → supportsAuthentication → Microsoft account ⓘ