Windows 10: How do I truly disable syncing settings? It seems impossible now?

This is half a repost, and half about a new issue, if this isn't allowed I apologize. I originally wanted to know why I just couldn't fully disable syncing settings which I made a post originally about here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/glvznv/how_do_i_truly_disable_syncing_settings/

^(tl;dr no matter what I turned off, every time I logged in it brought back my old personalized settings such as wallpapers and etc.)

I was then told by someone to follow this guide: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026102/windows-10-about-sync-settings

However, this guide wasn't fully helpful because it seems like it is outdated now. This portion at the bottom is what I was supposed to follow to fix the issue:

"To stop syncing your settings and remove them from the cloud, turn off synced settings on all the devices connected to your Microsoft account, and then go to the Devices page, select More actions for the device you want to manage, and then select Remove cloud backup of personal settings."

Now, this seems like it would fix my issue. However, if I follow the instructions there is no option to do so. Neither does it bring me to where I need to be (according to the guide), things just don't match up. The closest thing I can find is to "clear settings" which sadly doesn't turn the feature off, just clears what was there currently(?), and the issue still persists.

So is Microsoft now forcing you to have some form of syncing on always? Or was this option moved to somewhere else? Please let me know, it's irritating me to no end, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Sync Your Settings 'some of these settings r hidden or managed by you'

Hi, here's how it should look:



Notice I am using a live id account- a MS account- and email address- not a local account.

What sort of account are you logging in with?

That relates to the second yellow message.

The first, as you perhaps know, refers to relevant group policy settings being applied. ('your organisation').

You haven't said if you're using Home or Pro explicitly, but have referred to using group policies. I would suggest you look through those that are configured - using this filter will help:



and look for ones that apply here and set them to default.

You may find this tutorial helpful
Turn On or Off Sync Settings for Microsoft Account in Windows 10
- in particular the links below the text in the section
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Sync My Settings Not Syncing

I had a problem previously related to my sync setting being greyed out. Now i have my 2 pcs logged in with a online Microsoft account, all the sync settings are turned on with both pc's. Still it does not seem to be syncing. Any suggestions guys?

 

Sync settings-Delete personal Settings from the Cloud?

Does that mean that even if Syncing is switched off in Account settings the Edge Favorites/Reading Lists will still be synced to the cloud.
Also, Ive noticed that I don't have an option anymore to turn off Internet Explorer favorites Syncing under Account/Sync Your Settings. Internet Explorer used to be listed there and Syncing could be turned on and off with a toggle.
There are times when cloud data corruption can mess up Syncing your favorites lists in Edge and Internet Explorer (duplicate entries etc) so you would need to stop them automatically syncing back to your account by disabling Syncing initially while you sorted your favorites out and turning syncing back on again.
How do you do that firstly in the Edge browser and also in Internet Exporer if required?