Windows 10: Can one drive be used without a Microsoft account?

Discus and support Can one drive be used without a Microsoft account? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; The company I work for has a customer who says that they used OneDrive to backup their QuickBooks data. Long story short they lost the data locally and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by LakeFaulkner, Apr 13, 2022.

  1. LAKEFAULKNER
    LakeFaulkner Win User

    Can one drive be used without a Microsoft account?


    The company I work for has a customer who says that they used OneDrive to backup their QuickBooks data. Long story short they lost the data locally and are now looking for a way to recover. The user, however, says that he has never signed into a Microsoft account to use One Drive. He says if he did create an account he has no idea what the credentials would be. I know in file explorer there is a file location called OneDrive but this doesn't actually save things online unless signed in and set to do so correct?

    :)
     
    LakeFaulkner, Apr 13, 2022
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  2. HURRICANE51
    hurricane51 Win User

    Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


    I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
    We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
    I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
    Step 1:
    Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

    1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
    2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
    3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.
    Step 2:
    I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

    1. Go to Settings.
    2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
    3. Select add someone else on this PC.
    4. Enter a user name and hit next.
    5. Click on Finish.
    6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.
    Step 3:
    It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.
     
    hurricane51, Apr 13, 2022
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  3. ADDIE
    Addie Win User
    Cannot link/add my Microsoft Account to Local Account

    Hello Ken,

    Im using Win10 Build 1607 with all latest update.

    I also run all related troubleshooters:
    • Windows Update
    • Store Apps (says i have to login in my microsoft account but thats the problem, i can't)
    • Microsoft Accounts

    No Problem found. Also the suggestions from Microsoft didnt helped.
     
    Addie, Apr 13, 2022
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  4. VESAO
    Vesao Win User

    Can one drive be used without a Microsoft account?

    Remove account

    I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
    To delete an account, follow these steps:
    1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
    2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:
     
    Vesao, Apr 13, 2022
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