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
    2020-05-22T21:46:33+00:00

    I was going nuts trying to figure it out. I had the same exact problem where I found out I could get in trouble having my Microsoft account on my work computer. I removed everything humanly possible and was just about to re install Windows. I could not figure out how to remove that. Thank you so much for posting

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-04-27T21:31:18+00:00

    Thanks as well a little more detail worked 100%

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-04-27T21:30:50+00:00

    Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-03-29T22:46:38+00:00

    I had to go to the 'Access work or school' and disconnect it from there.  Then it was removed from the Accounts page.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-03-13T22:28:51+00:00

    I had the same problem. I solved it by "unlinking" the account from "Access work or school".

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