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All users should safeguard their Account sign-in ID, password, passkey, or other authenticating information and take steps to prevent access to your Account by other persons on any shared devices.
Don't share your account credentials or give others access to your account.
If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.
"You cannot transfer your Microsoft account credentials to another user or entity.Excerpt from Microsoft's Services Agreement (Legacy)
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The clause states: “You cannot transfer your Microsoft account credentials to another user or entity.”
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