Removing an account from "Emails & Accounts" in Windows 10

Anonymous
2020-03-25T00:52:32+00:00

I cannot remove an account from Settings /  Email & Accounts / Manage. The delete button does not appear. When I click Manage, my browser opens and tells me to sign into an account in Microsoft Online. It was an account that I used for an old domain, that was connected to a MS Office product.

How do I get rid of these account and the annoying reminders that "there is a problem with my account"?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-01-30T22:11:28+00:00

    Try this:

    1. Click Settings > Accounts > Access work or school
    2. Click the account you want to remove
    3. Click Disconnect

    More information can be found here: 

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/cant-remove-a-work-or-school-account-from-windows/22403d43-91b6-4724-b509-ab3d28031e05

    I hope that helps!

    thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-02-08T14:37:52+00:00

    Wow, thank you. This worked for me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-02-23T21:09:37+00:00

    Correct.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-02-28T18:49:53+00:00

    I set a computer up for a friend and of course Microsoft requires you to use a Microsoft account. I did that, then went into Accounts/Your Info and set it to log on with a local account. My Microsoft account still shows up under "Email and Accounts." It does not show up under "Access Work or School." Any other suggestions? I looked in the registry under Users/.Default/Software/Microsoft/IdentityCRL/StoredIdentities, but it is not there either.

    IMHO if Microsoft is going to insist you use a Microsoft account, they could make it a lot easier to remove it.

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