Steam is one of the biggest PC gaming platforms. It allows you to purchase, download and play games with your friends. Their library of games available is well in the thousands so you will never have a problem finding something to play. If you have landed on this article you are probably locked out of your account without access to your old email or you want to update your account to a new email.
In this this article we will go step by step through how to change you email on steam so you can get back to enjoying games with your friends.
How To Change Your Email On Steam
If you are just looking to change your email address to a new one follow the simple process below:
- Open the Steam Application on your computer
- Go the top right and click on your name. From the dropdown click on “Account Details”.
- On the Account Details page navigate to the Contact Info section and click on the “Change My Email Address” button.
- If you still have access to your email address click on “Email an Account verification code to [Your email]”. You will then receive your code in your email.
- Enter the verification code into the box on Steam and click the “Continue” button.
- Now click on “Reset My Email Address”.
- In the change my email address box enter the email you want to change your account to and click on change email.
You will now receive an email to the new email address asking you to confirm the change of email. Click the link in the email to confirm your new email address. When you see the Success page you can return to Steam.
You have now activated your new email on your Steam account.
Change Steam Email Address Without Logging In
If you are unable to receive the Steam guard emails with the verification codes you may be wondering how to change your account email.
If you have a phone number connected to your account you can reset your email address by using the Steam browser.
Navigate to this page on the Steam website.
Here you can navigate to the area that fits your case and follow the steps presented by steam.
If worst comes to worst and you still cannot recover your account you will have to reach out to steam support for help. You can contact Steam support through this link.
Change Steam Email Address Without Email Access
If you have access to your steam account but not your email address you can use this method to change your email address on Steam. Just follow the steps below:
- Open the Steam Application on your computer
- Go the top right and click on your name. From the dropdown click on “Account Details”.
- On the Account Details page navigate to the Contact Info section and click on the “Change My Email Address” button.
- On this page click on “I no longer have access to this email address”.
- Enter your account password and click on continue
- At this point you will have to fill in some personal information to verify your account. Fill this information in and follow the on screen instructions. You will be able to successfully update your steam email adress.
Wrapping Up
Hopefully this guide has helped you to change your email address on steam and get back access to your account. We know how annoying it can be to be locked out from all of your games.
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