{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Games Learning Society","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki","author_name":"GLS Team","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/author\/gls-team\/","title":"What happens to old Microsoft accounts? - Games Learning Society","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eBbyt9SR5T\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/what-happens-to-old-microsoft-accounts\/\">What happens to old Microsoft accounts?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/what-happens-to-old-microsoft-accounts\/embed\/#?secret=eBbyt9SR5T\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What happens to old Microsoft accounts?&#8221; &#8212; Games Learning Society\" data-secret=\"eBbyt9SR5T\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"What Happens to Old Microsoft Accounts? The fate of your old Microsoft account hinges primarily on activity. Microsoft, like most online service providers, has policies in place regarding account inactivity. The short answer is this: Microsoft can and will close accounts that remain inactive for a defined period, typically two years. However, the specifics around ... Read more","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gls-featured.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630}