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MS Account on task bar on startup
My wife's desktop computer has Win 11 23h2
Win 11 was installed on the computer with a local account and has no login password and as she is the only user, when the computer start it goes directly to the desktop (auto login)
Most of the time when you start the computer you get a MS Account on taskbar and the mouse runs a circle. You're unable to do anything and to get rid of the MS Account on taskbar and be able to use the computer you run Ctrl+Alt+Del, select Sign out + Sign in.
As the computer doesn't have a MS Account and never did, does someone knows how to get rid of this bug.
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This issue is likely caused by a background Microsoft account sign-in prompt or sync process glitching during startup. Since the system uses a local account with auto-login, Windows might be trying to push MS account sign-in.
Fix suggestions (short):
Disable "Sign-in options" > "Automatically save restartable apps" in Settings → Accounts → Sign-in options.
Remove Microsoft account reminders: Go to Settings → System → Notifications → Turn off "Suggest ways to get the most out of Windows".
Disable OneDrive, Xbox, or other MS services from startup using Task Manager → Startup tab.
Create a new local user account to test if the issue persists.
Let me know if you want a step-by-step for one of these.
