Change your profile photo or name in Outlook.com
Applies ToOutlook.com

Change your profile photo in Outlook.com

  1. At the top of the page, select your profile picture.

    A screenshot of the profile picture on the toolbar

  2. Select Edit profile.

  3. Select Change picture.

  4. Select Browse and choose the picture you want to use.

  5. Drag or resize the image box, and select Save.

Change your profile name in Outlook.com

If you want to add an email alias to your account, see Add or remove an email alias in Outlook.com.

  1. At the top of the page, select your profile picture.

    A screenshot of the profile picture on the toolbar

  2. Select Edit profile.

  3. Select Edit name.

  4. Enter a first name and last name, and select Save.

Please allow up to 24 hours for changes to your profile photo or name to go into effect.

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