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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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-22T23:09:56+00:00

    use this and select 'Disconnect' this works too.

    All the best :)

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

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

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-03-04T11:56:11+00:00

    Thank you very much!

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-02-13T19:17:03+00:00

    This was the way that worked for me, but at first I had to set the newly created local account to administrator as well (in some randomly found option window in the Win Settings). Then after switching from the Microsoft account to the local, and opening the Accounts (Win+R, command: netplwiz) I could remove the Microsoft account.

    Interesting to see how all the other options mentioned here weren't available or working for me, except this one.

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