Windows 10: Organisation is set on my personal laptop. I added a school account when this happened but...

I connected to my school account on my personal Windows 11 Home laptop a while ago. When I restarted my laptop it asked me to change my password from a 4-pin to a 6-pin and every now and then when my laptop updates it asks me to change my password, and I’m not allowed to use a password I’ve used before. Ever since my PIN received restrictions I have disconnected my school account from my laptop.But, I still have these requirements set in place. My laptop also says that my organisation requires these PIN settings, and it has only said this when I connected my school account. I never had these p

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Does school have authority over personal laptop because of Office?

I have a personal Microsoft account and a school account, the school account has full access to office 365, and my teachers have said that we are allowed to download office apps at home and use our school accounts to gain full access, however, after downloading office and logging in with my school account, when I go to Windows Update, it says at the top "*Some settings are managed by your organisation.". When I click on "View configured update policies" it then shows two policies about "Active hours" "Source: Administrator". I own this laptop personally and therefore my school should have no authority or management of it. Can the school manage my laptop or know what I am doing/ see what I have stored on my laptop in any way?

 

Does attaching to a school account change Windows settings or policies on my personal computer?

Hello Jaygourley,

I am Jaspreet Singh, an independent advisor.

Yes adding a school or work account grants the organisation some control over your system but how much is this control will depend on the organisation and can only be explained by the IT team handling the account settings for the organisations but generally
include installing enterprise applications, certificates and can extend uptill remote access.

 

Seperate Personal Microsoft Account from School Account

Hi wiz0213

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Open the Settings App.

Go to Accounts.

1

Select Your Info, is the School Account Email listed there?

2

Select Emails and Accounts, is the School Account Email listed there?

3

Select Access Work or School, is the School Account Email listed there?