How to change your personal information in Hotmail

Personal information is very important as it is indispensable for recovering your account. This article shows you how to change your personal information in Hotmail.

How to change your personal information in Hotmail

Change your username

Step 1: Go to Hotmail and log into your account.

Step 2: Click icon your profile picture and select Edit profile.

Step 3: Click Edit name.

Step 4: Enter a new First name and Last name then click Save.

You can read this article for a more specific guide: How to change Hotmail username.

Change your Picture

Step 1: Go to your Hotmail account.

Step 2: Click your profile image and select Edit profile.

Step 3: Click Change picture or Add a picture if you haven't added any profile picture yet.

Step 4: Click New picture or Add a picture.

Step 5: Select an image from your computer and click Open.

Step 6: Click to move and scale the image.

Step 7: Click Save.

You can read this article for more details: How to change your profile picture in Hotmail

Change your personal info

Step 1: Go to your Hotmail (Outlook) account.

Step 2: Click on your profile picture and select Edit profile.

Step 3: Click Edit date of birth.

Step 4: There you can change

Step 5: You will be taken to your Personal info page where you can change:

    1. Your birthdate

    2. Gender

    3. Country/Region

    4. State

    5. Zip code

    6. Timezone

Step 6: Click Save.