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how to remove myself as family organiser

Johan Visser 0 Reputation points
2026-06-13T03:19:48.6266667+00:00

I am an adult but MS thinks I am a child. I am also the family organiser. My profile is not selectable. How do I remove myself from the family organiser role?

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  1. Gunasekar N 69,550 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-06-13T03:57:20.59+00:00

    Hello, thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

    If your account is being recognized as a Child, you won't be able to change your D.O.B. in your Microsoft account directly.

    Only the Family Organizer has permission to edit the date of birth on a child's account. To do this, the account must first be part of a Microsoft family group.

    1. Open an incognito tab.
    2. Sign in with your Microsoft account (an Adult Account, not a child's) using the link below. If you don't have another account, create a new dummy Adult account and sign in here. https://account.microsoft.com/family/home
    3. Invite the Child account to the Family group.
    4. Accept the invite from the child group.
    5. Once accepted, you will see your child's account profile on the Family safety settings.
    6. Select Manage consent > Edit child's profile info.
    7. Change the D.O.B. to Adult and remove them from the family group.

    It’s correct that you’re listed as an organizer. When you create a Microsoft account, a family group is automatically created with you as the organizer. You can then join another family group or invite your own family members to yours.

    This doesn’t mean you’re the organizer of someone else’s group; it’s simply the default family group associated with your account.

    Let me know if you still need more help.

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  2. AI answer

    2026-06-13T03:19:58.17+00:00

    Microsoft Family Safety does not support changing an existing account from “member/child” to “organizer/adult” when the account’s birth date makes it a child. This is by design to prevent children from bypassing family restrictions.

    Because the account is treated as a child, it cannot remove itself from the family group or organizer role. The only supported options are:

    1. Have an adult organizer manage settings
      • A true adult organizer (with an adult birth date) in the family group must manage restrictions and roles.
      • That organizer can adjust privacy, safety, and activity settings for the child account via the Family Safety pages such as https://family.microsoft.com.
    2. Wait until the account reaches adult age
      • The account must reach the legal adult age for the configured region (for many regions, 18) before it can leave the family group or have restrictions removed directly.

    If the account’s birth date is incorrect but the system still treats it as a child, it cannot be changed to an adult date of birth while it is a child account.

    For now, an adult organizer must:

    • Sign in at https://family.microsoft.com with an organizer account.
    • Use that organizer account to manage or relax restrictions for the child account as needed.

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