Windows 10: Removing a Microsoft Account that I no longer have access to

Hello,


I used to have a Microsoft Office Account through my old job. In order to be able to access it as needed, I had added it as an account on my home PC for when I worked from home. However, I left his job at the beginning of the year, and the company obviously disabled the account.


Now, I have this account stuck on my PC under Email & accounts with no option to remove it. I am a Local Administrator on my home PC, but still have no way of using this account. My computer constantly alerts me that there is an issue with my Microsoft account and I need to sign in to it to fix it, but I obviously cannot do that. On occasion, it even messes with my Office functionality, as it sometimes seems to think I am using that account for the office365, which I am not.


Is there a way to remove this old account? I currently have no means of fixing this issue.




:)

 

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:

 

Windows hello removal from an account I no longer have access to.

Just a quick recap, you've set up Windows Hello on a user account on your
PC that is associated with a business account you no longer have access to. Is that right? If that is the case, you could simply
remove the user account on your PC. You will need an administrator account in order to remove a user account. To remove a user account on your PC, follow these steps:

• Go to Settings>Accounts>Family & other users.
• Select the user account that you want to remove.
• Click Remove.
• You'll be prompted again, click Delete account and data.
  
  (Note: Removing a user account deletes all the data the is saved in it)

Upon removing that account on your PC, you can now set up Windows Hello.

Do get back to us if you need further assistance.

 

Issue removing the phantom device from Microsoft Account

Hi W33EES,



Thank you for posting your concern on Microsoft Answer Community.



Any device that you sign-in with your Microsoft account will be associated with your Microsoft account, and listed under "Your devices" online until you remove the device.

I suggest you to sign into Windows 10 using your Microsoft account and other Microsoft devices, those devices become associated with your account. If you want to remove an old device you’ve gotten rid of, you’ll have to pay a visit to Microsoft’s account
web site. Follow the below steps to remove from Microsoft Account, check if that helps.



Method: Remove Devices from Your Microsoft Account.

1. On your web browser, log into your
   Login.live.com.
   
2. On the top-right corner, you will find a menu named ‘Devices‘. Click on it to further expand it, and then choose ‘Your Devices‘.
   
3. On this page, you will directly have access to all of your linked devices to your Microsoft Account.
   
4. There will be quite a few info about your linked devices.
   
5. Select the option Remove Device.
   
6. Select the “I’m ready to remove this device” check box and then click
   Remove.
   
7. A confirmation page shows you what device you removed and the exact time and date. Click Back to Devices.
   

Removing devices helps ensure that that old devices you no longer use are not capable of accessing your account and that you don’t run into the ten-device limit for installed apps and games. Check if that works.



We await your response.



Regards,