Windows 10: Switching or converting from a local admin account to a Microsoft business account

Hello,


I just started working at this company. They are currently in the process of upgrading all their computers from Windows 10 Home to Pro.

The computers that are already upgraded are mostly using a Local Account which is also an administrator. These need to be switched/converted to a microsoft account per pc using a domain account. Example: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***.


So my two questions are:

1. When switching/converting these accounts will the files that are already made by the employees be lost or are they automatically transferred?

2. How do I actually do this?


Thanks in advance for the help/tips!

:)

 

Convert online Microsoft Azure account to local account?

Unfortunately, you cannot switch an Azure AD account to a local or Microsoft account. You need to create a new user account first, make it an admin account, then disconnect from your organizational account, restart and sign in to new local account.

All software remains installed and intact but all user specific customizations and settings are lost, new local user starting from scratch with default settings.

The whole process step by step:

1.) Copy your personal data (documents, images etc.) from current Azure AD user profile folder to respective folders in C:\Users\Public

2.) In Settings > Accounts > Other people, add a new local user (see Option One in this tutorial)

3.) Check that everything is correct, that you will see your Azure AD account under Work or school users (yellow highlight), and your new local admin account under Other people (blue highlight):





4.) Select Access work or school on left pane, select the connected Azure AD domain, click Disconnect:





5.) Click Yes:





6.) Click Disconnect:





7.) Enter the username and password for your new local admin account, click OK:





8.) Click Restart now:





9.) When back on desktop with your new local admin account, move personal data from Public folder and its subfolders you backed up in step 1 above to respective subfolders on new user profile folder. If the old Azure AD user profile folder is still present in Users folder, it can be deleted now.

That's it.

 

Local account converted to Microsoft account?

Hi,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We will assist you in resolving the issue.



Follow the steps below to convert to local account, follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Sign in to your Microsoft account on Windows 10.
• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Settings and select the top most search result.
• Click Accounts and under Your emails and accounts
  click on sign in with a local account instead option.
• Enter your Microsoft account's password and click on Next.
• Type in a Password, and
  Password Hint that you want set for your local account and click
  Next. Click on Sign out and Finish button.

If you want to switch back to Microsoft account, follow the steps below:

• On the newly converted Local account, press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type
  Settings and select the top most search result.
• Click Accounts and under Your emails and accounts click on
  sign in with a microsoft account instead option.
• Enter the Microsoft account ID and Password and click Sign in.
• Follow the on-screen instructions and check if the changes are effective.

Write back to us with the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Unable to switch account from local to Microsoft account

Hi,

Thank you for the update.

Please convert to Local account and back to Microsoft Account. To switch to a local account, please follow the below steps.

To switch to a local account.

Press “Windows + I” keys to open settings.

Select Change PC settings.

Select Users.

On the right side, it will show your current account with an option "Switch to a local account”.

Select “switch to a local account” and follow the steps to switch your Microsoft account into a local account. Once this is done your Microsoft account is safe and not linked with that computer anymore.

To convert a local account to Microsoft Account you may try these steps:

From the “Change PC settings” screen, tap or click Users.

Tap or click Switch to a Microsoft account and follow the instructions.

Also, check for pending updates and install them.

Please let us know if the issue persists or you need any further assistance.