Windows 10: change from microsoft to local account while keeping the configuration and data

My new computer automatically logged me into my Microsoft account, and I now have all my files and configuration on this account. I would like to change the account into a local account, with the same data and configuration, so I will be able to log on to my local account without having to transport the information. Is that possible?

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Local and Microsoft Account

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern, as you are looking for an option to change the User account from one Hotmail to another Hotmail account without altering the settings and data. (i.e. from Neil (local) account to Neil Humphreys (Microsoft)
account)



If I understood correctly, then perform these steps and convert the Microsoft User Account from Neil (local) account to Neil Humphreys (Microsoft) account. This will only change the Hotmail account for the Windows user account and
all the settings and data will remain unaffected.

1. Press Windows + I key from the keyboard, to launch
   Windows Settings.
   
2. Select Accounts and click on
   Your info from the left pane.
   
3. Click on Sign in with a local account instead and follow the onscreen steps.
   
4. Once the user account converted to a
   local account perform step 1 & 2.
   
5. Click on Sign in with a Microsoft account instead and use the Hotmail Neil Humphreys (Microsoft) account that you would like to use and follow the onscreen steps.

As an Additional reference:
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10



We await your response.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Local Acct user and MS account user - sync them or merge them

If the local account is the one where you have most of your personal data, this is how I would do it:

• Sign in to your Microsoft account
  
• Copy all documents, pictures and other personal data from Microsoft account's user folders to corresponding folders in user Public (contents of MS account Documents folder to Public Documents folder and so on)
• Sign out from Microsoft account

Notice that above steps are only required if Microsoft account user folders contain data you want to keep. If its user folders are empty or do not contain anything worth saving, you can skip the above steps. Continue from below.

• Sign in to the local account
  
• Delete the Microsoft account (Option One in this tutorial)
• Switch your local account to a Microsoft account (tutorial)
• Copy the data backed up from old Microsoft account to Public folders to new Microsoft account in corresponding folders

That's it. Using the Public folders as temporary storage you will have none whatsoever file owner / permission issues later on.

 

Local Account password changed to Online Account Password

Hi,

I suggest you to follow the steps on how to switch from Microsoft account to Local account:

• Click on search in taskbar and type account.
• Click on Accounts.
• Now, under Your account, click on Sign in with Local account instead.
• Enter your Microsoft account password for confirmation and then follow the screen instruction.
• Enter User name credentials for your the Local account and click OK.
• Now, login to Local account.

Hope it helps.