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AStarr1410
Jun 16, 2021Copper Contributor
Delete Teams account
I created a free Teams account and want to delete it. I have subscribed to a Business Basics account and want to delete my free account
AStarr1410
Jun 16, 2021Copper Contributor
In your original reply I have the option I can’t use because it’s not a work account and a way to cancel my Microsoft account altogether. I don’t want either of these??
Jun 16, 2021
Please describe in detail how you started to use Teams. Step-by-step.
- AStarr1410Jun 16, 2021Copper ContributorAs you described in the second reply - I used a personal account to create a free business Teams client.
- Jun 16, 2021There are some differences.
1. Work/school accounts with full Teams subscription, business/enterprise.
2. Personal accounts (Teams for personal use), limited features.
3. Teams free (Teams free organizations) including some business features.
When deleting a Teams free org. you don't delete your account but the organization. Once again, did you create a Teams free org. with teams and members in it? Then it's Teams free.
You don't delete a Teams for personal use account (also for free). You delete the associated Microsoft account.
So the question here is if you have used the same address for your Business Basic subscription which includes Teams as for the one you want to delete, whatever service you signed up for, and that will decide how to proceed. Also, important to use InPrivate windows as you might noticed.
If this still doesn't help go here for official support https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business-video/get-help-support?view=o365-worldwide- AStarr1410Jun 16, 2021Copper ContributorOk
So I had an existing Microsoft account. I created two free teams accounts - one personal and one business. I will keep the personal one but want to delete the business one, which was set up with the same address I have since used for the business basic account.
How do I delete the free business account?