How do I add or update my picture in my Microsoft 365 Profile?

Modified on Tue, Jul 30 at 1:44 PM

Important Update July 2024: We have received occasional reports when adding or updating a profile picture, the image appears incorrectly. If you experience this issue, please submit your profile pic to Support, preferably with a screen shot showing what happened. We are able to update a different way, and further escalate the problem to Microsoft.

To update your profile picture in Microsoft 365, you can follow these steps:

Find a photo you want to use and store it on your computer, OneDrive, or other location you can get to. The photo needs to be smaller than 4 MB and can be a .png, jpg, or .gif file 1.
Sign in to Microsoft 365 with your work or school account at Microsoft365.com.
Select the circle in the upper right-hand corner of the page that shows your initials or an icon of a person, this will bring up a drop-down screen
Mouse-over the icon with the initials or the larger circle with your initials on it.
Click on it to upload or change the photo:

My account pane with a photo circle showing a hover state with camera icon

Screen with an option to change your profile photo

If you’re a Microsoft 365 admin, you can use the Microsoft 365 admin center or Microsoft Graph PowerShell to add photos on behalf of users 1 2. For more information on updating your profile in Microsoft 365, please refer to this link: Update your profile - Microsoft Support.