{"id":152393,"date":"2026-05-07T00:21:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=152393"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:21:04","slug":"how-to-change-microsoft-account-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-change-microsoft-account-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Microsoft Account Picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-2860996600\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>Last week, I taught you how to adjust the playback speed of Facebook videos\/reels. If you missed that one, you can find it here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-adjust-playback-speed-on-facebook\/\">How To Adjust Playback Speed On Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week I&#8217;m leaving the Facebook subject and moving over to Microsoft. Last week I was doing some research on what I wanted to teach and noticed that my Microsoft account image\/profile was out of date. I wanted to update the picture to something more fun. After a little bit of research, I found out how you can fix this across your account. Before we get this class started, make sure to check out these other articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-stop-tiktok-ai-remixes\/\">How To Stop TikTok AI Remixes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-boost-fps-disable-windows-game-dvr\/\">How To Boost FPS: Disable Windows Game DVR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-manage-email-subscriptions-in-gmail\/\">How To Manage Email Subscriptions In Gmail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-stop-windows-from-stealing-bandwidth\/\">How To Stop Windows From Stealing Bandwidth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-create-qr-code-in-word\/\">How To Create QR Code In Word<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Time to pull out those computers and get this lesson started.<\/p><div id=\"daves-566341848\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How To Change Microsoft Account Picture<\/h2>\n<p>This will be shown on my Windows 11 Laptop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Once on your Windows computer, look to the bottom right for the <strong>Windows<\/strong> icon. You might have it in a different location, but find the Windows Icon. Click it and from the menu find the <strong>Settings <\/strong>option. This would be the Gear icon. Click it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-151638\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Windows-11-Settings-Link-640x805.jpg\" alt=\"windows-11-settings-link\" width=\"640\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Windows-11-Settings-Link-640x805.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Windows-11-Settings-Link-318x400.jpg 318w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Windows-11-Settings-Link-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Windows-11-Settings-Link.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: On the <strong>Settings<\/strong> screen, look to the left menu and find the <strong>Accounts<\/strong> option. Click it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152467\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Link.jpg\" alt=\"microsoft-windows-account-link\" width=\"502\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Link.jpg 502w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Link-287x400.jpg 287w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Link-108x150.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: After that, you will end up on the <strong>Accounts<\/strong> screen. Under the section called <strong>Account Settings<\/strong>, you will see <strong>Your Info<\/strong>. Click that option.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3923974764\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-152468\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Screen-640x365.jpg\" alt=\"microsoft-windows-account-screen\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Screen-640x365.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Screen-350x200.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Screen-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Screen.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Now that we are on the <strong>Accounts &#8211; Your info<\/strong> screen, they give you some options under <strong>Adjust Your Photo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a Photo (it will use the camera on your computer)<\/li>\n<li>Choose a File (This will open the file explorer on your computer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We want to choose the second option, Choose a file, for this article. Click on it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-152469\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Info-Screen-640x272.jpg\" alt=\"microsoft-windows-account-info-screen\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Info-Screen-640x272.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Info-Screen-350x149.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Info-Screen-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Info-Screen.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: The <strong>File Explorer<\/strong> window will appear, and you will need to find the photo. Once you find the picture you want to use, select it. Now click the <strong>Choose Picture<\/strong> button at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-152470\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Image-Select-640x426.jpg\" alt=\"microsoft-windows-image-select\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Image-Select-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Image-Select-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Image-Select-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Image-Select.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: It will automatically change the image across the board. You will see your new image at the top. I even checked Microsoft Word, and it showed my new image at the top too! DONE!<\/p><div id=\"daves-3817930449\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-152471\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Image-640x391.jpg\" alt=\"microsoft-windows-account-image\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Image-640x391.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Image-350x214.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Image-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Microsoft-Windows-Account-Image.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You now know how to change your Microsoft Account image. Time to share your new knowledge with your friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-437109180\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I taught you how to adjust the playback speed of Facebook videos\/reels. If you missed that one, you can find it here: How To Adjust Playback Speed On Facebook This week I&#8217;m leaving the Facebook subject and moving over to Microsoft. 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