Windows 10: Stop pop-up log-in for old work account Windows 11

I'd be grateful for any experience you might have to stop this. It's driving me potty!I had an account from a previous workplace. I now have a personal account and no longer have access to the work account, yet every 5-10 minutes a box pops up asking me to log into my old work account.I have gone into Settings>Accounts> and my PC is no longer linked to my old work account. I have been into each of my apps and they are all logged in via my personal account. Is there anything else that I can do?Thanks.

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Remove an old work account.

Hi Eric, I'm John D, and I am happy to help you with this.

I understand how frustrating it can be to keep receiving notifications to authenticate for Microsoft "Lists" with your old work account, especially since you left your previous company over a year ago.

Based on the information you have shared with me, it appears that your old work account is still linked to the Microsoft "Lists" app. In order to remove this account and stop receiving these notifications, you can try the following steps:

> Open the Microsoft "Lists" app on your laptop.

> Click on the profile icon on the top right-hand side of the screen.

> Select "Sign out" from the dropdown menu.

> If prompted, enter your old work account details and sign out.

> Once you have signed out, close the app and reopen it.

> Sign in to the app with your current Microsoft account linked to your family subscription.

By following these steps, you should be able to remove your old work account from the Microsoft "Lists" app and stop receiving notifications to authenticate with it.

I hope this solution helps you resolve the issue.

Best regards,

John D.

Independent Advisor

 

Remove an old work account.

Hi Eric,

If the "Lists" app is not installed on your laptop, it is possible that the notification you are receiving is coming from a different source. One possibility is that the notification is coming from the Microsoft Edge browser, which may be trying to access the "Lists" app on the web.

To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:

> Open Microsoft Edge browser on your laptop.

> Click on the three dots on the top right-hand side of the screen.

> Go to Settings and click on "Profiles."

> Check if your old work account is listed under "Profiles."

> If it is, click on the three dots next to the account and select "Remove."

Once you have removed your old work account from the Microsoft Edge browser, you should stop receiving notifications to authenticate with it.

I hope this solution helps you resolve the issue.

Best regards,

John D.

Independent Advisor

 

Windows 10 Old Microsoft account issue.

Tom,

Thank you for your reply, appreciate the time taken by you in keeping us updated on the status of the issue.

Since the issue is still facing, you may try the below steps and check.

Step 1: Change your old account type from Microsoft account to Local account and then delete this old account by logging into some administrator account.

To switch to a Local Account follow these steps:

• Login to your old account.
• Press “Windows key +X”.
• Go to Settings
• Choose Accounts and then select Other User Accounts towards the left.
• You will get an option “Switch to a Local account” right below your user account name.
• Select “Switch to a local account” option.
• Enter the required details.

Step 2: Login to some other account which has administrator privilege and delete the old account.

• Click on Start and select
  Settings.
• Click on Accounts.
• Now select Family & other users.
• Here you find your old account, just select and click on
  Remove.

Hope this helps. Please do let us know if you need any further assistance.

Thank You.