
You can use the username from your Microsoft account. In this instance, your Skype username is the handle at which you can be found on Skype, kind of like the Skype version of a phone number. Learn more about how to close your account.Skype usernames are a form of identification that you may use to access your account, much like you use a username or network name to access an electronic device such as a smartphone or a computer, a network like a Wi-Fi Internet connection at your favorite coffee house, and other useful stuff like live streaming services, online programs, or mobile phone applications. Once your new account is created, you can close your original Skype account if you no longer want that account active, but this will also close your Microsoft account.

This information is for your records, but you will not be able to import any of your exported information or contacts into your new Skype account.

There are a few things to keep in mind before you create a new account: If you want a new or different Skype Name, you will need to create a new account. Learn more about how to change your Skype Display name. However, you can change your Skype Display Name which is shown in search results along with your Skype Name (unique identifier). This is a unique identifier that is used to help others find you in Skype search, which cannot be changed or modified. Your Skype Name is the username that was created when you first joined Skype that may have been autogenerated for you.
