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Home > Windows Tutorials > Security & Privacy > Change A Microsoft Account User To A Local Account In Windows 10

Change A Microsoft Account User To A Local Account In Windows 10

26 October 202123 July 2021 by ComputerSluggish

Make Windows 10 Microsoft Account User Profile To Local Account User Profile

If you have created a user account that is a Microsoft account profile in Windows 10, and have decided that you no longer want it to be a Microsoft account and want it to be a local account instead, then the good news is that you can change it.

We have listed the steps below for changing a Windows 10 Microsoft account to a local account. If you do however decide that you would like to change it back to a Microsoft account then check out this post here.

Changing a Microsoft User To A Local User account:

1. Right-click start menu > Settings

2. Now click on “Accounts“

3. Click “Your info” from the left menu

4. Click “Sign in with a local account instead“

5. Your account will now be changed into a local user instead of a Microsoft user

There you have it that is how you change a Microsoft user profile back into a local user profile in Windows 10.

Just remember your account will no longer be synced when using a local account in Windows 10.

Fancy seeing more Windows 10 posts, click this link here.

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