Change your Microsoft account picture

You can personalize your account with a photo. To add or change a photo, choose your account type:

Your profile photo will appear on apps and devices that use your Microsoft account. 

To change the picture associated with your Microsoft account:

  1. Go to the Your info tab of your Microsoft account dashboard, or select Change photo below.

    Change photo

  2. Select Add a photo or Change photo to search for image files on your device.

    Notes: 

    • You can use most static image files on PC, macOS, iOS and Android, but HEIC and animated GIFs are not supported, sorry.

    • To see entire portrait or landscape photos, use a photo editing app to add borders to make the image square.

    • It may take up to 24 hours for your picture to update everywhere.

    • To edit zoom level or rotation, select Change photo and reload the same image.

​​​​​​​See also

Change your user account picture in Windows

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