Windows 10: remove then unlink device from microsoft account

the instructions say to 1st remove the device from the account i'm gifing this computer and it's copy of windows 10

so i removed the device - no problem

the instructions then say to "unlink" the device giving the same web address as the previous instructions

but now, of course the device is not there...

so, how is the "unlinking" done now?


pretty wack job if you ask me....


here's the instructions from this page:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/before-you-sell-or-gift-your-windows-10-device-or-xbox-one-78ee8071-c8ab-40c4-1d89-f708582062e4

Remove a device from your Microsoft account
After you've backed up and reset your device, you should remove it from your Microsoft account. Here's how:

1. 
   Go to https://account.microsoft.com/devices, sign in, and find the device you want to remove.
   
   
2. 
   Select Show details to see info for that device.
   
   
3. 
   Under your device's name, select More actions > Remove.
   
   
4. 
   Review your device details, select the box for I'm ready to remove this device, then selectRemove.
   

You can then unlink the device from your Microsoft account so it doesn't affect your Microsoft Store device limit:

1. 
   Sign in with your Microsoft account at https://account.microsoft.com/devices.
   
   
2. 
   Find the device you want to remove and select Unlink.
   
   
3. 
   Review your device details and select Unlink.
   

:)

 

unlink email accounts

Hi, There are several methods or steps we can utilize to achieve your objective of unlinking your emails account with removing them. Before proceed with the different steps available, we need to further clarify on what applications or where on Windows
10 you would like to unlink the email accounts. For us to resolve your concern, kindly answer the questions below:

• The email account you wanted to unlink, is this a Microsoft account, an Outlook.com account or a third party email account?
• Where are you attempting to unlink your email account, is it on an email client you have on your desktop computer?
• If you are using an email client, are you using the Outlook desktop application or a third party email client?
• Are you pertaining to unlinking your email account from Windows 10 as a sign in option?

We look forward to your response to our queries.

 

Unlink an old android phone from my pc

I go thru the suggested steps: Start - Settings - Phone - Unlink this PC.

When I first open the "your phone" screen the old phone is listed. Not sure if the phone listed is suppose to be selectable or not, but my is not. When I select "Unlink this PC" the phone listed is removed. When I select "Add Phone" the old phone still
shows. I have removed the old phone from my Microsoft Account. I have rebooted after unlink this pc but I still cannot remove my old phone.

 

Remove account

I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
To delete an account, follow these steps:

1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code: