Windows 10: Local Admin Account hijacked by child's Microsoft account

Discus and support Local Admin Account hijacked by child's Microsoft account in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi, When we originally set up our shared home computer, we set it up with just a local account because we didn't feel it necessary for each of the 5... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by nlpub, May 26, 2020.

  1. nlpub Win User

    Local Admin Account hijacked by child's Microsoft account


    Hi,

    When we originally set up our shared home computer, we set it up with just a local account because we didn't feel it necessary for each of the 5 people in our house to have to log in separately. But when my 12 year old daughter created a Microsoft account for a game or something, Windows 10 associated our local account with her Microsoft account without ever asking! And now I can't make certain changes because of her age! I've googled around enough to see that other people have had this same problem since at least 2017. In fact it seems like "expected behavior" for Windows 10 to automatically convert a local account to the first Microsoft Account it sees... The only solution I have found is to create a brand new local account for the computer, but I have several questions:


    1 Is there REALLY no way at all to disassociate her Microsoft account with my local account as opposed to creating a new local account...?

    2 If I do create a new local account, is there any way to prevent this from happening with the new local account as well?

    3 Is anyone at Microsoft trying to fix this problem? Or is this not really a problem to them because they are trying to force the usage of Microsoft accounts? If I wanted to have a computer company's idea of how things should work crammed forcibly down my throat, I would have bought a Mac... ;-


    Thanks,

    Nick

    :)
     
    nlpub, May 26, 2020
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  2. creativex Win User

    How to change admin account to child account


    Hi

    I recently upgraded a HP computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 pro using the
    Windows update/free Upgrade.

    How can I change my childs admin account to a child account? The account
    is registered With a Microsoft account and i have added my Microsoft account
    as a second admin on the computer.

    Thanks
     
    creativex, May 26, 2020
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  3. gigfy Win User
    Merge local child account with Microsoft account?

    This happened to me also. What I had to do was go into my control panel (as admin) and delete the newly created microsoft account. Then when I followed Jesinta's steps from above it allowed me to enter my child's local password and finish linking the
    accounts. Evidently it wouldn't let me connect a local account to a microsoft account if the same microsoft account had already been created on the computer. Hope this helps.
     
    gigfy, May 26, 2020
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  4. Local Admin Account hijacked by child's Microsoft account

    Merge local child account with Microsoft account?

    Hi,

    We apologize for the inconvenience.

    Kindly follow the steps.

    1. Login to your child's local account.

    2. Press Windows key and go to Settings > Account > Your Account > Sign-in with a Microsoft Account.

    3. Enter your child's Microsoft email and password and click Next.

    4. Now enter your child's old local account password.

    5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

    This will not remove any data from your child's account, instead connect your child's Microsoft Account to their respective local account. Make sure you add your child to the family from accounts.live.com

    Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

    Regards,
     
    Jesinta Rozario, May 26, 2020
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