Windows 10: Switched to a local Windows account, now I can't sign back into my Microsoft account.

Discus and support Switched to a local Windows account, now I can't sign back into my Microsoft account. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I've been unable to sign into my Windows account after switching to a local account.First I go Settings then Accounts then I click on Sign in with a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by shacked77, Jul 21, 2024.

  1. shacked77 Win User

    Switched to a local Windows account, now I can't sign back into my Microsoft account.


    I've been unable to sign into my Windows account after switching to a local account.First I go Settings then Accounts then I click on Sign in with a Microsoft account instead.I then go through the Microsoft account login prompts using my Microsoft account: Login Prompt 1.Then I get asked to sign into this computer using my current windows password which is the password of my Local Account, because that's what I'm currently signed in as: Login Prompt 2.Finally I get an Oops, something went wrong error message with no error code. Then it just asks me to sign in again. Seems like I'm stuck in a

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    shacked77, Jul 21, 2024
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  2. Switch laptop sign in from MS account to Local Account questions

    Hi, Ive just switched from signing in to my laptop with a Microsoft Account to signing in with a Local Account instead. My laptop was always listed as a Device on the opening screen along with a map showing its location when I looked in my Microsoft Account. Under Devices I could also view my laptop along with other bits of various information about the device and its location was always shown on a map there too. After signing into my laptop with my Local Account ..If I sign in separately to my Microsoft Account afterwards Ive just noticed that having switched to a Local Account my laptop isnt shown on the opening Microsoft Account screen anymore and its not listed in devices either. Is this normal behaviour? I was expecting to still find my laptop listed in Devices. Also...Under Update and Security/Activation..it used to say Digital Licence linked to a Microsoft Account. Now it just says Windows is Activated with a digital licence. Is all this normal behaviour if you sign into a laptop with a Local Account instead of a Microsoft Account?
     
    sportsfan148, Jul 21, 2024
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  4. DarWun Win User

    Switched to a local Windows account, now I can't sign back into my Microsoft account.

    Switch Back to Existing Local Account from Microsoft Account

    I already identified that I had tried this, and that it did not allow me to switch back to the original Local Account. The Microsoft Account hijacked the User Name of the original Local Account. When I click "Sign in With a Local Account instead" and enter
    the original User Name, Windows 10 won't proceed. The only way to get back to a Local Account is enter a new User Name.
     
    DarWun, Jul 21, 2024
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