How to change my community identity? (username & full name)

Changing Your Username

You can update your username at any time by selecting your avatar in the top-right corner of the Microsoft Tech Community and navigating to My Settings.

Alternatively, you may use the direct link below:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/mysettings/personal

Usernames must meet the following requirements:

• Between 4 and 40 characters in length
• May include letters (a–z, A–Z), numbers (0–9), underscores (_), or hyphens (-)
• Must be unique across the community

Note: Usernames containing spaces or periods (.) are no longer supported.

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Changing Your Full Name

Your full name is automatically synced from your Microsoft account and cannot be edited directly through the Microsoft Tech Community website.

If you use a personal Microsoft account

Update your name using the following link:

https://account.microsoft.com/profile/edit-name

After updating your name, sign back into the community using this link:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/plugins/common/feature/oauth2sso/sso_login_redirect

If you use a work or school (Azure AD) account

Your name is managed by your organization. Please contact your IT administrator and ask them to update your name in the Microsoft 365 User Admin center.

Once your organization updates your details, sign back into the community using the link below to refresh your profile:

 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/plugins/common/feature/oauth2sso/sso_login_redirect