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How can I sign out Microsoft Account into Local Account?
When I updated my Windows 10 to 11, I created a local account.
Today, with my new employer, I was given a company email and invited to use Microsoft office 365 family (small small business). Custom email domain name and everything.
In order to accept the office license invitation, I created a microsoft account with the new email. That went fine and now I wanted to use the desktop version of excel. I signed into the app with the licensed account and now I see it changed my entire PC to a connected profile and I dont know how to change it back to a local account without making a new user. But of course that is like a fresh install. I dont want my employers email account tied to my PC at all. I just wanted to use the office suite and thats it.
I tried following all the instructions online but it seems a critical option of "Click Sign in with a local account instead" doesnt exist for me.
Can anyone offer any insight to why it did this and how I can sign out to avoid making a new user profile on my PC? I am more than happy to share screenshots so I can be guided easier. Thanks!
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When you sign into Office 365 (Microsoft 365) apps with your work or school account, Windows sometimes automatically switches your Windows user profile to a "connected" account, especially if you used your Microsoft account email for sign-in. This can make it seem like your PC is linked to that account, even if you originally set it up as a local account.
When you sign into Office or Windows with a Microsoft account, Windows often automatically switches your user profile from a local account to a Microsoft account profile.
This can sometimes make it seem like you're unable to revert back to a local account without creating a new user profile, especially if the system is configured to enforce the Microsoft account login.
