Windows 10: Microsoft Account vs. my PC'sc User Administrator Account. Can't sign into Microsoft in...

Hope this makes sense. My PC's User Administrator Account is the same account (email address & password) as my Microsoft Account.

Therefore when I go to Settings>Accounts>Your Info: At the top, it reads My Username (minus the @gmail.com. Under that Local Account & under that Administrator. Then underneath that, it states: Windows is better when your settings and files automatically sync.

Use a Microsoft Account to easily get all your stuff on all your devices. Underneath that, in blue letters, it states: Sign in with a Microsoft account instead. When I go to use my Microsoft Account to sign in instead by tapping on the blue line of text on the same page in Settings by putting in the email address & then the password it reads back to me: So and so, or "*** Email address is removed for privacy ***" is already here. Another user on this device uses this Microsoft account, so you can't add it here. Well, #1 where is "here" the PC or Microsoft? #2: What should/can I do to rectify/fix this problem? #3: I'm the only person that uses this Laptop. Can I be both the Administrator of my PC & the only & the "Head" Microsoft Account signing in to anywhere from this PC?


Respectfully,

Barry

PS: I hate to add a #4 but why does this Community Question page keep on typing my words in red all of a sudden, out of nowhere. Even after I keep going up top to choose the Black again & again. (this one not that important).

:)

 

Change Microsoft Account Details in Administrator Account


Hi Daryl, welcome to the Ten Forums.

It's quite easy in fact, simply switch the account in question first to a local account, then switch back to a Microsoft account, this time using your wife's MS account credentials.

Tutorials:

• Step 1: Local Account - Switch to in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
• Step 2: Microsoft Account - Switch to in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

Notice that before doing this you need to remove the new additional MS account on the PC, the one you created with her credentials. Windows allows only one user account for each email address, if the new account exists you cannot switch the original administrator account to an MS account using the same email address. Tutorial: User Account - Delete in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Microsoft account Sign in option under user account is not working

Hi NAvneet.

Many thanks for your help. But this didn't work.

Should I try the below procedure. Someone has suggested this method to similar query in other thread. Pls suggest:

Please follow the steps to enable the build in administrator and check if it helps:

• Use the power button on the sign-in screen to Shift+Restart. This will take you to the recovery boot menu.
  
• Click Troubleshoot, Advanced options, Startup settings. When given the choice of startup options, try booting the PC in
  Safe Mode with Command Prompt. If you can’t get there, skip to the next major step.
  
  • If you can get to a CMD window, enable the built-in administrator account:
    
    net user administrator /active:yes
    
  • Then restart and sign-in as the Administrator account.
  • Once in the Administrator account, open Regedit
    and go to the following key:
    
    HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\StoredIdentities
  • Save a backup of the key: Export the StoredIdentities key to a .REG file on the desktop.
    
  • Then continue with step 4 below.
• Use boot media to access the recovery command prompt.
  
  • Start Regedit.
  • Select the HKEY_USERS key.
  • Click File, Load Hive. and go up in the file system to This PC. Then browse to this file and then click Open:
    
    C:\Windows\System32\config\DEFAULT
  • When prompted, name it “def”
  • Select this key:
    
    HKEY_USERS\def\Software\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\StoredIdentities
  • Save a backup of the key: Export the StoredIdentities key to a .REG file on the C:\ drive.
    
• Find the subkey under StoredIdentities that matches the name of the Microsoft Account.
  
• Delete the key.
• If you loaded the offline registry hive, go back up in the tree on the left and select “def”. Then click File,
  Unload hive. This option will only be available if “def” is selected.
  
• Restart the PC and test sign-in.
• Once done, you may need to Verify the account in Settings, Accounts in order for it to be fully usable in Windows again.
  
• If you used the built-in Administrator account to resolve the issue, please return it to the default disabled state to help keep the Computer secure. To do so follow the steps:
  net user administrator /active:no

Please create a new administrator account using the Microsoft Account and check.

 

sign in a user admin Microsoft account

Hello,

When you add an account on your PC in Windows, it will be a standard user account by default. As an initial troubleshooting step, we need to make sure if the changes you made is applied. Here's how to
determine Account Type of users in User Accounts:

Note: You must be signed in as an administrator to be able do this option. You can use the same account you use to changed the account type of the other user account.

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the User Accounts icon.
2. Click/tap on the Manage another account link.
3. Look under the user name in each box with the user's account picture.
   

• If you see Administrator under the user name, then the account is an administrator.
• If you don't see Administrator under the user name, then the account is a standard user.

Let me know how it goes.