Windows 10: I am a Microsoft 365 user and purchased a device second hand - and it asks for the Windows...

I am a Microsoft 365 user and purchased a device second hand and want to set it up to use with my microsoft account. However, it is asking for the Windows password of the former user. How do I reset this? Can I avoid a factory reset?

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Paying for Microsoft 365

Credit card seems to be required (but can be expiring soon, or auto-renewal can be canceled immediately):

Credit card required for Office 365 – why?


It may be possible to conduct the purchase (cheaper) by some other means elsewhere:

6 steps to saving on Microsoft 365 renewals or first purchase

 

Microsoft 365 Business - enrolling Windows 10 devices

Hi everyone,

I'm the IT guy for a small business (<20 employees). We have subscription for Microsoft 365 Business and our users are on Windows 10 laptops. When preparing laptop for a new employee, I refer to this article: https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...caa-89a9-48cabf41f193?ui=en-US&rs=en-SG&ad=SG

My questions:

• When I enroll a Windows 10 laptop to Azure AD for a new employee, should I connect it using my own account or the new employee's account? Note: using the new employee's account means that I would have to create it, use it to enroll the laptop, change the
  password, then hand the account over to the new employee.
• I've been recommended to configure Azure AD users (i.e. employees) as non-Administrators on their laptops. Is it recommended to create a "local" administrator account on laptops for my troubleshooting purpose? Note: as the IT guy, I have Global Administrator
  role in Microsoft 365.
• When creating new application management policy for Windows 10, there is option for device type Personal or Company Owned. When enrolling a Windows 10 device, how does Microsoft 365 know that the device is personal or company-owned?

Thanks.

 

Disable new search bar in Outlook 365

OK. There is a way to disable this new search box in Microsoft Office 365. For Outlook:

1. Open Outlook 365.
2. On the lower left-hand corner click options.
3. In the User Interface options under the General Tab, click the checkbox Collapse the Microsoft Search box by default.
4. Click OK.

The search box will now disappear. However, disabling this option would only work on that application. If you open Microsoft Word or PowerPoint, you will need to do these same steps to disable the search box (if present) as well. Let me know if this works for you.