Windows 10: Upgraded to Windows 11Pro, unable to add a work account

Bought a Dell XPS a few weeks ago, came with Windows 11 Home, upgraded to Pro, but I am still not able to add a work account. It is still asking for a Microsoft account instead. How do I go about adding a work account, as this laptop is to be used for work, not personal. Do I have to reformat and start again?

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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:

 

Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown

 

Upgraded from windows 7 to windows 10 - lost my main account HELP !


It's possible that the main administrator is disabled during upgrade. Follow these steps to activate it:

1. Press Windows + X to open the Quick Access menu and select "Command Prompt(admin)".
2. In the Command Prompt, type the net user command and it will list all existing local accounts.
3. Next type net user administrator /active:yes
4. Reboot your computer and check if you can login with the main administrator account.