Windows 11 || Remove work or school account

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Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

I already had a personal account and Office apps, but could not get rid of old connection to work school account. Windows kept saying I had a problem with the work school account, but I was avoiding logging in.

I had to log in my work account to see it in the Accounts > Access Work or School so it could be disconnected. The Disconnect button appeared and I used. Did not have any further prompting about alternative account since my personal account was already in use and my main account.

I do not know how you would work this if you no longer had access to the associated Work or School account. But since I did, a combo of the above and the linked article was the solution

Thank you Kapil.

I no longer have access to my work/school account. how can I remove/disconnect it?

It is not necessary to have access to the Work or School account you want to remove. The only requirement to remove it, is to be logged on with administrative privileges on your computer.

You can logon to your computer with a local or Microsoft account that is in the administrators group, as described in the article above.

Thank you so much for linking that post with easy-to-follow instructions!
I kept trying to remove my school account since May 2022 when I graduated but finally that post showed me how, thanks again.

Okay, let me be more precise. I have a work account logged in, where the work group has been banned, terminated, and no longer valid. I cant contact the admin because they also no longer have access to their work group. So now, how do I remove the account from my OWN PERSONAL computer?

Check all browsers used on laptop to be sure history/cookies/cache deleted from all. Also check Credential Manager for saved credentials for the account and remove it.

On the top level account page click on the "access work or school". Refer this image. Bottom option

There you can remove school accounts. It's stupid that it's a different but practically identically looking menu to the "email and accounts" one.

Hi! I actually found this fix myself. When you're in Settings > Accounts, scroll down to Access work or school and you'll see the work/school account listed there. You'll be able to remove it from that settings panel, vs Email & accounts. Hope this helps!