Windows 10: Can't get rid of an old work account

I had a work Exchange account which I used on my personal laptop for OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, etc. I no longer work there and I can't access the account. But try as I might I can't get rid of all the traces of it. It took me a long time to work out how to stop the not-logged-in OneDrive instance from starting and being there in the tray all the time. The latest is this notification which I get on startup:When I click 'sign in', it takes me to a login box for my old work account, so I can't login. But I also don't have any option to tell it to forget the account.I have checked:Settings > Ac

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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:

 

How to get rid of someone's old user account?


Yes, you would want to backup any files that you don't want to lose from the old account to be able to copy to the new one.

No problem. The link in step 1 of the add account tutorial can help show you how to open Settings.

 

Can't get rid of an old work account

I had a work Exchange account which I used on my personal laptop for OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, etc. I no longer work there and I can't access the account. But try as I might I can't get rid of all the traces of it. It took me a long time to work out how to stop the not-logged-in OneDrive instance from starting and being there in the tray all the time. The latest is this notification which I get on startup:





When I click 'sign in', it takes me to a login box for my old work account, so I can't login. But I also don't have any option to tell it to forget the account.

I have checked:

• Settings > Accounts > Access work or school - nothing here; I removed the account from this section
  
• Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts - only my personal Microsoft account and personal Gmail show here
  
• For a second instance of OneDrive running - the tray only has my personal OneDrive
  

In Task Manager, I can see processes for SharePoint (which may be related - since obviously there is no SharePoint associated with my personal Microsoft account) and also a process for 'Workplace or school account' which says it's suspended.





So, how do I stop Windows thinking that I want to log in to this old account that I don't have access to?