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  1. How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of...


    So I just bought a new laptop and accidentally set it up for personal use instead of Business use. Is there a way I can go back and change this?

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    Graeme Walker1, Aug 17, 2022
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  2. Settings/Personalization

    Hi,

    We suggest that you follow the steps below to put your settings back to default and see if it helps.

    • Right-click your mouse on your desktop.
    • Click on Personalize.
    • Select Colors.
    • Click on High contrast settings.
    • From the drop-down menu, select None.
    • Click Apply.
    • Reboot the PC for the changes to take effect.

    Let us know the result.
     
    Rafael Com, Aug 17, 2022
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  3. change initial set up from personal to business

    how to change /revert setup from local personal account to business account
     
    msJennAllen, Aug 17, 2022
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    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of...

    Windows setup direct to personal one-drive rather to business one driv

    You can have multiple OneDrive accounts linked and synced at the same time, one personal OneDrive account (like your Hotmail account) and one or more OneDrive for Business accounts.

    Right click OneDrive icon in notification area, select Settings:

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    Under Account tab, select Add an account:

    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of... [​IMG]



    Enter your Office 365 for Business email address, click Sign in:

    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of... [​IMG]


    Notice that as you can only link to one personal OneDrive, the button Personal is greyed out when personal OneDrive is already set up. Click Work or school:

    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of... [​IMG]


    Next prompt will ask your password. Enter it and click Sign in:

    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of... [​IMG]



    Select your verification method (text message, call, mobile Authenticator app):

    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of... [​IMG]


    Enter the verification code. The max amount of days before you have to verify again is depending on your organisation's Azure AD security settings. Select Don't ask again for XX days, click Sign in:

    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of... [​IMG]



    That's it. Windows creates now a folder for your OneDrive for Business in your user folder. The Taskbar notification area shows a white OneDrive icon for your personal account, and a blue icon for each Onedrive for Business account you have set up:

    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of... [​IMG]


    By default the personal OneDrive folder in your user folder is named as OneDrive (shown as OneDrive - Personal in File Explorer's navigation pane) and business OneDrive as OneDrive - OrganisationName (same name shown in navigation pane and user folder):

    How do I change from personal PC set up to Business? I selected the wrong one on setup of... [​IMG]


    When you want to unlink / remove any of linked OneDrives from your PC, see this tutorial: OneDrive - Unlink in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
     
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