Windows 10: Microsoft account doesnt exist

hi.


I am using my id *** Email address is removed for privacy *** for my Microsoft account. since 24-2-2019 iam not able to log in using my Microsoft account. it says account doesn't exist. I changed the alias for this account on 24-2-2019. since then it is not working. my windows and office is activated to this account. please help.



the mail id *** Email address is removed for privacy *** is able to login as work or school account but not as Microsoft account. previously I was able to log in as work and Microsoft account using this id.

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Add Microsoft account to activation - doesnt exist in my settings

Confirmed. @maxima's screenshot is from 1511 (or earlier?) that part of Settings had an extensive makeover for 1607. These two screenshots are both from the same PC with different system images restored and logged in with a local account...

1511:




1607:

 

Add Microsoft account to activation - doesnt exist in my settings

Yeah - that must be it - missed the obvious - LOL.



It was changed to digital licence in 1607





Having said that OP says he/she is running 1607 which does not make sense.

 

Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown