Following the expiration or termination of the subscription, you must sign in to your Microsoft account at least once in a two-year period to keep your account active. Your Microsoft account will continue to remain active for so long as you have an active Microsoft subscription associated with your Microsoft account.Note, this does not apply to gift cards, certifications or subscription-based purchases or services. If you have used your Microsoft account to purchase, or to redeem or access a purchase of, a currentMicrosoft product or service, your Microsoft account will remain active and Microsoft will not close your account due to inactivity.However, there are a few exceptions to this new rule and you can read them below. Microsoft’s new policy will be effective from August 30, 2019. You’ll have to log in to your Microsoft Account once in every two years, or else Microsoft will delete your account without issuing any warning. Microsoft recently updated its support page, in which the company talked about newly introduced rules that all users with a Microsoft Account should follow so as to make sure that their account doesn’t get deleted.Īccording to the support page, Microsoft Accounts that have been remained unused for more than two years will be deleted.
