- It's frustrating to get this error while you're trying to log into your Microsoft account.
- The innitial step is to make sure that your Username and ID actually exists.
- Another important step is to verify every input. Caps Lock and defective keys may cause problems.
- Other solutions include logging in with the primary Microsoft ID, recovering your account and more.
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The User ID does not exist or Microsoft account does not exist error is usually encountered when a user is trying to gain access to his/her Microsoft account. It also occurs when an attempt is made to log into a service using the Microsoft ID associated with a Windows device.
The services that require the use of this ID include OneDrive, Outlook.com, Xbox Live, and Skype.
A Microsoft subscriber may be prompted to try a different email address or register a new one and try again. This article outlines a few steps that the reader should follow to fix this error.
How can I fix The user ID does not exist error?
1. Ensure that your Username and ID actually exists
Ascertaining the status of an account is the first thing that should be done; most especially if the account has not been used in a long time (more than 1 year).
To check if the account is still active, visit the Live, Outlook, and Hotmail web pages depending on the type of Microsoft account that you used and try logging in with the associated username and password.
If on the login attempt the message says an account with this email already exists then it is possible that the email may have been changed to an Alias (this will be explained later).
Another time the error message may reflect as The Microsoft account does not exist. Then, this account may have been permanently deleted because of inactivity (failure to access the account using a browser within 365 days).
A new account can be created with the same mailbox name (note that previous data such as old emails and file on OneDrive would have been lost). It is better to use new details here.
After the Microsoft account ID registration is completed, you can try to login again, and the error should be gone.
2. Double-check to ascertain the correctness of every input
Make sure that account details are correctly spelled and that the appropriate characters are used before hitting sign in. Try out a couple of familiar usernames and passwords variation that might been have used recently.
3. Attempt logging in with the primary Microsoft ID
This is a common error among Microsoft users encountering the error under consideration. They try to login into Microsoft using an email that is an additional address added to an account rather than the primary user id of the account itself.
If this situation arises, use the primary User ID instead of the additional address. An additional address is meant for user account recovery and security purposes.
4. Avoid attempting to login with an Alias
Usually, the error user ID does not exist denotes that the user is trying to login using an Alias.
If by any chance, the email address in question has been swapped with a new one, the original email address then becomes an Alias. Hence, logging in with the affected account (Alias) will trigger the user ID error. To resolve this, login using the details of the new account.
5. Send a test E-mail to the supposed user ID
From an existing and active e-mail address, send an email to the user ID in question to see if it will bounce back (mailer daemon) or get delivered.
If it gets delivered without any error, then the account still exists, and the following should be done to fix the ID error:
6. Do not use an account name from another type of account
Using an account name from a different kind of account such Xbox accounts, Work or School accounts may trigger the user ID error.
Trying to sign into a variety of Microsoft services using an Xbox Gamertag is impossible. A Gamertag is meant to serve as an identity only on Xbox.
Also, attempting to sign in to Xbox or the Microsoft account website with a user ID supplied associated with a user‘s school or work may not work. So, visit the Microsoft Web page and sign up for a new account.
7. Recover your account by requesting for a password reset
A Microsoft account reset will most times be required but before that, check to ensure that Caps Lock is off because passwords are generally case sensitive.
If there is no doubt as to using the right details and sign in remains impossible, then a reset is what should come next.
Note: Before requesting a password reset, the user ID must have been confirmed to exist by the steps mentioned earlier. Also, a user needs to request for a reset of the primary account, not the additional e-mail address.
8. Fill out a Microsoft Account issues form online
Use an alternate account to sign in (if one exists) or sign up for another one.
After registering successfully, you will be able to fill out the form for the account that needs to be fixed.
We hope that the suggestions listed above helped you to fix this error message. If you’ve come across other solutions to fix this problem, you can help the Windows Community by listing the troubleshooting steps in the comment section below.
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