Windows 10: How do I unlink a separate Microsoft account from Windows 11 Pro?

I added an alternate Microsoft account of mine to my PC that I gave to my brother. I want to take it off now. It's not the main account. I am using Windows 11 Pro 23H2.

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How do I unlink a separate Microsoft account from Windows 11?

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

It sounds like you're trying to unlink a Microsoft account from your Windows 11 device. Fortunately, you don't need to reset your PC to do this. Follow these steps:

1. Click on the "Start" button and select "Settings".
   
2. In the Settings window, click on "Accounts".
   
3. In the Accounts section, select "Your accounts".
   
4. Here, you should see a list of all the Microsoft accounts linked to your device. Find the account you want to remove and click on it.
   
5. Click on "Manage" and then "Remove this account from this device".
   

Please note that removing an account will also remove its data from the device, so make sure you've backed up any important information before proceeding. Also, you'll need to be signed in as an administrator to remove accounts.

After you've removed the account, you should be able to sign in with your main Microsoft account and use the Nearby sharing feature without any issues.

Please keep me updated on your progress, and don't hesitate to ask if you have further questions or need more assistance.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

How do I unlink a separate Microsoft account from Windows 11?

The MS account has already been closed online (MS Outlook from GoDaddy), so I can't sign in to manage it there. How does one remove it from the desktop?

 

unlink email accounts

Hi, There are several methods or steps we can utilize to achieve your objective of unlinking your emails account with removing them. Before proceed with the different steps available, we need to further clarify on what applications or where on Windows
10 you would like to unlink the email accounts. For us to resolve your concern, kindly answer the questions below:

• The email account you wanted to unlink, is this a Microsoft account, an Outlook.com account or a third party email account?
• Where are you attempting to unlink your email account, is it on an email client you have on your desktop computer?
• If you are using an email client, are you using the Outlook desktop application or a third party email client?
• Are you pertaining to unlinking your email account from Windows 10 as a sign in option?

We look forward to your response to our queries.