Windows 10: Changing the account I use to login to my Laptop and keeping settings.

I want to change the Microsoft account I use to login to my laptop. From what I have read I need to change to local login, then change back to Microsoft account login and use the new account for that.

The one bit of information I can not seem to find is does this keep all my settings / personalisation?

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Want to change Microsoft login account but keep settings, files, programmes etc.

Hello Sally,



Thank you for keeping us updated.



I suggest you to covert the Microsoft account into local account. Later login using newly created local account to create a different Microsoft account.



Step 1: To convert the account, you can do the following:

• Sign in to your Microsoft account on Windows 10.
• Click Start and then PC settings.
• Click Users and accounts and under Your Profile click Disconnect on the right of the screen.
• Enter your Microsoft account's password, and click on Next.
• Type in a Username, Password, and Password Hint that you want set for your Local account and click
  Next. Click on Sign out and Finish button.

Step 2: Create new Microsoft account

Refer: Sign in with a Microsoft account



Also, see: Microsoft accounts

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/microsoft-account-tutorial



Kindly let us know if you have any further query on Windows we are glad to assist you.

 

changing computer login screen email address

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience caused and will assist you.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

• Navigate to Start>Settings>Account>Your Account.
• In the right pane, click on Sign in with a local account instead.
• Provide your current Microsoft Account Password.
• Follow the on-screen instructions.
• You can leave the Enter Password option empty, however, it is highly recommended to keep a password on your system to keep it safe.
  

After you have logged in with a local account follow the steps to login using a different Microsoft Account.

Hope the information is helpful. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

 

Change username - result: two login accounts, delete 1 unable to login


Microsoft does indeed pick the first 5 characters of your email address when setting up a new Microsoft Account login. If you create a local account first you can specify the username you want and then change it to a Microsoft account later. In that way you will keep your original [AccountName] for the user folder.

Changing the [AccountName] is very difficult, I am not sure what you did in step 3 of your post but that is most certainly where things started to go wrong.

I hope I have understood your question properly.