Windows 10: Cannot link Microsoft Account to Local Account

Discus and support Cannot link Microsoft Account to Local Account in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I just updated to Windows 10 and the account I migrated from Windows 7 won't let me link my Microsoft account. Windows Store crashes when I click Sign... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by FailLord, Jul 31, 2015.

  1. FAILLORD
    FailLord Win User

    Cannot link Microsoft Account to Local Account


    I just updated to Windows 10 and the account I migrated from Windows 7 won't let me link my Microsoft account. Windows Store crashes when I click Sign In, and any other button that would bring up a dialog box is just unresponsive (Cortana, User Settings, ect.) I've created another local account and the problem doesn't persist on that account, just the one I migrated from Windows 7. Any help is appreciated.

    :)
     
    FailLord, Jul 31, 2015
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  2. LOCAL ACCOUNT
    local account Win User

    Windows 10 Local Account

    And we get a tutorial that shows us how to create a dang account instead of how to get our . Like we are stupid! Ugh!
     
    local account, Jul 31, 2015
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  3. LOCAL ACCOUNT
    local account Win User
    Windows 10 Local Account

    I am logged into my Microsoft account and I want to log into the current I have used for years. When I followed instructions, it wants me to create a new instead of just adding the current one. How do I add the current one that
    has all of my settings already established on my computer?

    Thanks.

    Staci
     
    local account, Jul 31, 2015
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  4. THEFUTUREME
    thefutureme Win User

    Cannot link Microsoft Account to Local Account

    What worked for me was reinstalling Windows. If you upgraded online, run the "MediaCreationToolx64.exe" utility and re-download all the installation files. When it's done, it'll start running the installation and fail (at least it did for me). To jump-start it back into action, go to the "C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources" folder and re-run the Setup.exe. If you have an installation disc, you can just run it from there. After that whole process finished, I was able to log into my MS account again. My guess is something in the original upgrade got goofed up so it had to be reinstalled to correct it.

    Let us know how you get on!
     
    thefutureme, Aug 8, 2015
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