Microsoft word is asking me for an account

mohit agarwal 0 Reputation points
2026-07-16T14:32:18.4533333+00:00

My laptop previously did not have a microsoft account and ms office worked without any force account sign ins

but on my phone it says to sign in a microsoft account to let me edit my files

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE????????????

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Android
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  1. Bulldog 4,315 Reputation points
    2026-07-16T16:17:22.0866667+00:00

    As the other person correctly explained, very old versions of Office did not require a Microsoft account. The modern version - Microsoft 365 - is a feature of a Microsoft account. (Your old version of Office won't install on a phone.)

    Since you obviously have a Microsoft account, you can sign in to modern Microsoft 365 on your phone with your Microsoft account username and password.

    Keep in mind that everyone is able to use the online version of Microsoft 365 on the internet and on a phone for free. The online version does not have the advanced functions of the desktop apps, and all your documents will be saved to your OneDrive, but that works perfectly fine for many.

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  2. Pavle Peković 6,845 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-07-16T15:01:39.3666667+00:00

    Very, very old versions of Office did not require Microsoft account. Maybe you had like Office 2013 or even 2010 on your PC?

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