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Nero account, my Nero account

If I am a Nero AI online user using a third-party login, how do I sign in to this account in Nero Start?

If you are an user of the Nero AI online services, you may have wondered about the Nero Start login email and password when you first stepped into the Nero desktop applications.

The email address is still the key information which required to sign into Nero Start.

How do I know my account email and password? Please follow the steps below to find your email and password information:

  • Please go to Nero AI online services and login as same as before.
  • From your Nero Account, you will find the email address. This is the email address for your Nero Account. You can sign into Nero Start with it.

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  • Launch Nero Start. Enter the email address of your Nero Account Nero Start forgot password
  • Clicking ‘Forgot Password’ will try to reset your password. This only will reset your Nero Account password, no change for your 3rd party account password.

The default password will be sent to your email address.

Note:

If you are using Apple account to login your Nero Account and find your email is ended by @privaterelay.appleid.com, it shall because you enabled Apple privacy settings. This email is the email address for your Nero Account now.

In case of any question, please get in touch with our techinical support.

 

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Posted on April 10, 2024Author AprilCategories Nero Account, Nero Start121 Comments on If I am a Nero AI online user using a third-party login, how do I sign in to this account in Nero Start?

FAQs about changing your email

All Nero products you purchased are bundled to your nero account. Email, especially the primary email, is very important for your nero account. It is used not only for your Nero account but also for your orders.

But what do you do if your email address has to be changed because it is about to be expired or for some other reason?

Please check below FAQs and follow the steps to change your email.

FAQ: How can I change email?

If you are Nero desktop customer, please launch Nero Start. If you are Nero AI online services customer, please go to Nero Account online page > Account information.

  1. In Nero Start, from Account icon, go to ‘Manage my account’
  2. Click ‘Edit’ button for Email.
    change emailNero Account online page will be opened. The email change need to be done in the Nero Account online page. Maybe another login will be required if you have never open Nero Account online page before.
    change email at online account
  3. Click ‘Email’ in ‘Account information’. ‘Edit’ button will be enabled once you cofirmed not a robot. Click ‘Edit’.change email
  4. Follow the guide to confirm your password.
  5. Now you can enter the new email address. Click ‘Change Email’ and make sure you want to move all your Nero products and services to new email.
  6. Enter new emailconfirm warning
  7. Your new email address will receive a confirmation email. You will be able to change your account’s primiary email by clicking the verification button in the confirmation email.verify email
  8. Clicking the verification button to start the change. Please be patient and don’t leave the page.

After email address is changed successfully, please go to Nero Start to log back in with your new email.

Note: 

  • As Email is a very important information for your Nero account, please change it carefully.
    • There is only one chance to change your primary email per year. If you do have special request to change it again, please contact our customer support to get some help.
    • In order to avoid the change by mistake, the primary email can be rolled back to the original one within 48 hours.
  • After changed the primary email, when checking the order information, you may find that some of the order information is empty. Don’t worry. All of your information, products and services have been properly saved. This is just a “display” issue and we are fixing.

FAQ: How to upgrade my 2nd email to primary email?

You may have added a 2nd email a long time ago because you were worried about your primary email expiring. You can leave it as it is or you can upgrade the 2nd email to the primary email. None of this will impact your normal use of Nero products.

If you would like to upgrade the 2nd email to the primary email:

  1. You will see your 2nd email at your Nero Account online page.
  2. Remove it. As you are able to change your primary email, 2nd email does not make a lot of sense to you.
  3. Now follow the ‘FAQ: How can I change email?’ to change your primary email to the new one.

FAQ: Can I merge two Nero accounts if I purchased products with the wrong email address?

Yes. If you want to update your email from address ‘A’ to address ‘B’, and ‘B’ already exists, you now have two options:

  • Enter a different email address instead of B.

  • Merge your accounts by transferring all products from ‘A’ to ‘B’ and if ‘B’ is your primary account.

This is especially useful if you accidentally purchased products using the wrong email address. By merging, you can ensure all your products are available under the correct account without losing access.

Just like ‘change email’, if you choose to merge accounts, a confirmation email will be sent to email B to verify that you own it. This process can only be done once per year, so please make sure you double-check the email address before making a purchase to avoid delays or complications.

If you are having difficulties or questions, please get in touch with our customer support.

 

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Posted on April 9, 2024February 6, 2026Author AprilCategories Nero Account, Nero StartTags Change email408 Comments on FAQs about changing your email

I have paid for Nero but why my Nero Platinum shows as Trial?

In Nero Start, have you logged in with your Nero Account correctly? If you bought Nero product via Nero.com, you need to log in with the email address which you entered during purchase. If you log in with other email, you could not unlock your Nero product. See how to log in here. 

 

If you have already log in correctly with your Nero Account, but Nero is still a Trial. In this case, the reason is what you bought is Nero Platinum 2021 permanent license (‘pay once, forever use’ version), but what you installed is 1-year license subscription version. Please follow below steps:
1. Go to Windows Control Panel -> Program and Features. Is there Nero Platinum? If yes, please uninstall it.
2. Restart your PC as soon as uninstallation finished.
3. Download Nero 2021 Unlimited to your PC: https://www.nero.com/download.php?id=npla2021_full_installer
4. Close all Nero program which is running on your PC. Turn off anti-virus software temporarily. Install with the offline installer.
5. After installation, please run Nero Start, login with your email and password
6. After activate your Nero 2021, please continue to download and install 3 Content Packs if they are not installed yet. They could be installed in any order:

  • https://www.nero.com/download.php?id=ncontent1_full_installer
  • https://www.nero.com/download.php?id=ncontent2_full_installer  
  • https://www.nero.com/download.php?id=nlifethemespro_full_installer

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Posted on July 4, 2023Author AprilCategories Nero Account

How to unlock Nero with the 8-bit code?

How to get the 8-bit code:

When purchasing the Platinum Suite, your Nero Account is automatically created based on the email address you entered during online purchase.

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Once your order is complete, you will receive product information email with your password which is an 8 bit code, like this:

 

How to activate the 8-bit code:

  1. Open Nero Start
  2. Enter the same email address you entered during the purchase.
    If you did not receive the email with your password, please also check your spam folder
  3. Enter the 8-bit code you received in the email to login.
  4. If you already have a Nero account, use it to sign in or reset your password. Go back to the login screen to sign in.

When the login was successfull your software is unlocked automatically. It starts to run.

Note: You don’t need to enter a serial number anymore.

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Posted on July 4, 2023February 5, 2026Author AprilCategories Nero Account

How to activate a new activation code?

  1. Open Nero Start
  2. Click on the Nero Account Icon. You’ll find it in the top right corner.
  3. If you are using version 24.5 of Nero Start, click on “Add product”.
    If you are using an older version, click on “Manage my account”.
  4. In the bottom of “My products”, click “Activate more products”.
  5. Enter your activation code.
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Posted on July 4, 2023Author AprilCategories Nero Account

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