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Michael.Lambert

No "Remove" button for Microsoft account in Windows 10 settings? SOLVED

Hi all,

I wanted to share this in case anyone else was having the same frustrating problem. I had a personal Microsoft account that I had mistakenly signed into on a work PC. To remove it, I followed the steps to go to Settings >> Email & Accounts, then select the account and click "Remove". Well, I got there, and there was no "Remove" button! Only a "Manage" button appeared.

The "Your info" page probably also looks like this

If you are having this problem, look for a text link on the "Your info" page that says something like "Stop signing in to all Microsoft apps automatically". Click on that text.

"Your info" should now say "Local Account" instead of your email

Go back to the "Email & accounts" page and you should now be able to remove the account

Hope this helps someone.

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Pehrsson

I had the same problem. I solved it by "unlinking" the account from "Access work or school".

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I had to go to the 'Access work or school' and disconnect it from there. Then it was removed from the Accounts page.

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Thanks!

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Thanks as well a little more detail worked 100%

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I was going nuts trying to figure it out. I had the same exact problem where I found out I could get in trouble having my Microsoft account on my work computer. I removed everything humanly possible and was just about to re install Windows. I could not figure out how to remove that. Thank you so much for posting

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Michael.Lambert

Glad this post could save you the heartache! Always nice to find your issue online right?

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Cordobel

I finally found someone with a similar problem, but not even this helped me. My microsoft account is still tied to the administrator's local account. Also do not show the link "Stop signing in to all Microsoft apps automatically" or something similar in portuges.

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Immanity

U can also try to make a local account first then go back to emailand account than remove your account

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4EricEvans

While trying to troubleshoot a login issue that was preventing me from installing the Raw Image Extension from the Store application, I signed into a PC using a work, and personal Microsoft account. Both accounts were then linked to the local admin account. "Access school or Work" allowed me to remove my work account, but not my personal account. I had to "manage" my account (launched Edge with account info) then remove the device from my personal account. When I refreshed settings\accounts on the device, my personal account was no longer listed.

Thanks to all who came before who helped point me in the right direction. Fixing this was pretty counter-intuitive.

I hope this helped someone else.

God bless.

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i don't have the "Stop signing in to all Microsoft apps automatically" text. What should i do?

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