Windows 10: I cannot change the country of my account with family account.

HI..I wanna change country of my account.But I cannot change the country of my account with family account.With this message..But I dont have family account..Please solve this problem..Thx..

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error changing account family safety

Hi

Welcome to Microsoft community.

Changing your country/region in your Microsoft account while managing child accounts can be tricky, especially if you are encountering errors despite removing the family group. Here are some steps to resolve the issue:

Steps to Change Country/Region in Microsoft Account

Remove Child Accounts from Family Group

Go to the Microsoft Family Safety page.

Ensure that all child accounts are removed from the family group. If you have already done this, double-check that there are no residual child accounts listed.

Revoke Consent for Child Accounts

Even if the child accounts are removed from the family group, you might still need to revoke parental consent for each child account.

Go to the Microsoft Account page.

Sign in with your Microsoft account.

Navigate to Family and select Manage my child's profile info.

Revoke the consent for each child account.

Check for Any Linked Child Accounts

Sometimes, child accounts might still be linked in other parts of your Microsoft account settings.

Go to Settings > Accounts > Family & other users on your Windows 10 device.

Ensure no child accounts are listed under Your family.

Update Your Profile Information

After ensuring no child accounts are linked or have parental consent:

Go to the Microsoft Account page.

Navigate to Your info > Edit country/region.

Change your country/region to the US.

Contact Microsoft Support

If the issue persists, it might be necessary to contact Microsoft Support for further assistance. They can help ensure that all child account consents are fully revoked and assist with changing your country/region.

Let me know if you need further assistance.

Best regards

Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Bypass Family Settings by conversion to Local Account


What you describe should be impossible. To test this I just now created a child account on my PC and signing in to it tried to change it to either an admin account or a local account. Could not do that.

The only way your son can change his account to a local account and "remove" it from Family, or create a new account is to have access to an admin account on that same PC (your account), or alternatively access to your admin MS account's Family settings online. For that he needs both your MS account username and password. It means that if you protect your own personal admin account (MS account) with a strong password and especially the Two-Step Verification, he has no way to access that account and he should not be able / is not able to change your Family settings or his account status.

 

Changing Adult Account to Child Account

Hi Peter,

To rectify your issue in converting an account from child/teen to an adult, we suggest that you try these steps and see if it helps.

• Press Windows key + I to open Settings.
• Click Accounts.
• Click Family and other users on the left pane.
• Select the adult account and click Change account type.

In addition you may also check this
Forum article to know more details about Family Safety: Frequently Asked Questions.

Let us know how that turned out for you.