Windows 10: Computer is constantly logging into microsoft account. How to find source?

I fell victim to a possible phishing scam in a moment of weakness. They were clever enough to mimic my company and it had "end of year bonuses" in the subject line... and I'm broke and I want money. Seconds later in a moment of clarity, I immediately changed my password and logged out of everything. I have TFA enabled so I'm not too concerned. I'm monitoring my account closely though and nothing seems to be changing luckily.However I double checked my account's recent logins and found a lot of logins within the past hour or so. Many of them to "Microsoft Account Controls V2". Clearly an auto

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register PC with microsoft; use local account to log in

Just simply log in with your Microsoft Account.
Switch to Microsoft Account in Windows 10

Just go back to using a local account:
Switch to Local Account in Windows 10

Hopefully the tutorials are step by step enough.

 

Switch Back to Existing Local Account from Microsoft Account

Hi,

Thank you for posting your response in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

I suggest that you follow the steps below and check if you can log into your computer using the Local Account.

• • On the Search Bar type “User Account”.
  • On the right menu pane locate and click “Make changes to my account in this PC”.
  • Then locate and click on “Sign in With a Local Account instead”.
  • And follow on screen instructions.

Hope this information is helpful.

 

Microsoft password not accepted to log into computer account

Hello,



If you can’t remember your Microsoft account password, you always have the option to reset it for you to be able to log in to your Windows. We suggest following the steps provided on this
article to help you sign in to your account and to your Windows 10 device.



Let us know if this works for you.