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Microsoft "People" Account name has a Suffix that I need to remove.

Anonymous
2013-06-06T18:16:38+00:00

I am having the same problem.  For some crazy reason, my Microsoft "People" Account name has a Suffix that I need to remove.  To be clear, when in Windows 8, if you go to the "People" app and look at my own profile, it shows my First Name and Last Name (which are both correct), but then it shows a "Suffix" which I need to remove.  This information propagates to my Hotmail/Outlook.com, for example, when I need to choose my own email address to send-to.  In other words, I see my name plus this stupid meaningless suffix which is very confusing. 

So, how the heck can I edit/remove this suffix from my Microsoft profile?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-06-07T23:46:06+00:00

    the suffix says "(At Work)".

     

    here's what it looks like within windows 8 photo profile:

    https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=B2EB0CE9F079B523!9613&authkey=!ANg6LBQDInj-JYM

     

     

    Hi Scott

    I thought that this suffix might be coming from a signature that you have set for your email account. However I tried to recreate this in the Windows 8 default Mail App and was unable to.

    I don't have any other ideas?

    Regards

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-07T13:31:07+00:00

    the suffix says "(At Work)".

    here's what it looks like within windows 8 photo profile:

    https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=B2EB0CE9F079B523!9613&authkey=!ANg6LBQDInj-JYM

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-07T05:08:25+00:00

    Nope.  But this was a good try.   You see, I also did exactly what you had suggested but the problem is that when you get to the page where you should be editing your Name, it only shows your "first name" and "last name".   It does NOT show the "Suffix" which needs to be edited, or in this case removed. 

     

    So, the question still remains:  Where the heck can one edit or delete the contents of the "suffix" field that appears in one's profile of the People App?   thanks

    Hi

    Can you give us a description of the exact suffix or provide a screenshot?

    Thanks

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-06T21:43:13+00:00

    Nope.  But this was a good try.   You see, I also did exactly what you had suggested but the problem is that when you get to the page where you should be editing your Name, it only shows your "first name" and "last name".   It does NOT show the "Suffix" which needs to be edited, or in this case removed. 

    So, the question still remains:  Where the heck can one edit or delete the contents of the "suffix" field that appears in one's profile of the People App?   thanks

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-06-06T18:40:19+00:00

    Hi

    1. Open the People App.
    2. At the upper/left corner of the window, click your name below the picture.
    3. On the next screen, right click an empty spot and select the Edit Icon on the bottom toolbar. This will open the Profile Editor in your browser.
    4. At the top/left corner of the screen, click the Edit link.
    5. In the Edit Name window, make the changes and click the Save Button.

    Let us know if this works for you.

    Regards

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