Windows 10: Copy settings from personal account to work account

Discus and support Copy settings from personal account to work account in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I've been using a Win10 laptop for work for quite some time with my personal MS account as login. Now I want to use my work mail as login using Azure... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Ellegaarddk, Sep 9, 2020.

  1. Copy settings from personal account to work account


    I've been using a Win10 laptop for work for quite some time with my personal MS account as login.

    Now I want to use my work mail as login using Azure AD for better integration with MS 365.

    But I have made a lot of changes, that I would like to copy to my work account. There are no policies coming from work and I'll be working as an admin, so there's not that many restriction to what I can do.


    But what is the easiest way to transfer as many settings from one account to another?

    :)
     
    Ellegaarddk, Sep 9, 2020
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  2. Vesao Win User

    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:
     
    Vesao, Sep 9, 2020
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  3. angus Win User
    Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


    Hello,
    Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
    I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
    I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
    Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
    I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
    Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
    Cheers
     
    angus, Sep 9, 2020
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  4. Zakin Win User

    Copy settings from personal account to work account

    Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

    Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

    I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

    It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

    EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown Copy settings from personal account to work account :(
     
    Zakin, Sep 9, 2020
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