Windows 10: Someone else’s email/microsoft account is linked my user on my computer, eliminating all my...

I let a friend use my computer and they somehow linked their email to my user. That is the highest administrative position currently on my computer. It shows my name but their email. I am having trouble removing this account as when I try to unlink the account it links right back up. Also a honorable mention is that their email is part of a family as a child user. Any known solutions for this?* Changed to a question

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How can I un-link my current Microsoft account that is tagged to my Windows activation license and link it to a new Microsoft account?

You don't make a new account & try to move your entitlements to it, you change the email address associated with the original account.

From Microsoft Support - Change the email address or phone number for your Microsoft account

 

How to rename a user account that is already linked to a Microsoft Account?

I'm adding some solutions to my problem so others may benefit from this information.

Problem: When installing Windows 10 for the first time and immediately linking to your Microsoft account, be aware that Microsoft will automatically name your user account with first 5 letters of your email address and does not give you an option to choose your own user name.

To avoid being annoyed with this and trying to find a way to rename it later, see the solutions bellow instead.

Solution #1:

1. Create a new local user account with the name that you wish.
   
2. Change the new local user account type to administrator (can skip if already have another administrator account).
   
3. Remove the original Microsoft linked account with unwanted Microsoft created name.
   
4. Link new local user account to Microsoft account if you wish.
   

The new user account name will remain the same after linking to your Microsoft account.

Solution #2:

Install Windows 10 with a local user account first.
After Windows 10 installation is complete, go ahead and link the local user account to your Microsoft Account if you wish.

Solutions copied from this post. See here for more details.

How to rename the User folder in Windows 10?

Conclusion (what not to do):
I was trying to rename the user account that was already linked to my Microsoft Account instead of creating a new local user account and I found out this is a very bad idea and should be avoided. It created many errors and all sorts of problems for me.

 

Can you create a seperatelocal account on a microsoft account computer

Certainly! Take a look at this tutorial here on Tenforums. It should answer your question and give you step-by-step instructions. Post back if you have any other questions on this or problems. TC

Add User Account in Windows 10 - Windows 10 User Accounts Tutorials