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

Anonymous
2020-01-23T20:24:27+00:00

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.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-03-17T21:58:04+00:00

    I was struggling with this. This worked like a charm. Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-15T20:33:51+00:00

    Hi, when I click on Manage by the account I wish to remove, it simply opens https://myaccount.microsoft.com/ in a browser, with me logged into my primary account (not the one I want to remove). I cannot see any way there to switch accounts or to manage the other accounts. Anybody else have this problem?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-07T00:18:52+00:00

    IN case anyone had the same problem I did, the ""Access Work and School" is located at the side bar under accounts

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-01-05T15:42:45+00:00

    J.Shoe... Awesome! Spent almost an hour trying to figure that this out and super simple fix. Get that out there somehow! Cheers!

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