Windows 10: why is my account not showing up in file explorer when i try to sign in?

when i try to sign in, it only shows the other account and not the one i wanted to usemain

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Cannot sign in microsoft account.

My device: Lumia 520. GDR2.
I cannot sign in my Microsoft account on my device. It didnt say any error but Microsoft account is not listed in Email and account list. When I click add button, it will show microsoft account option but after press sign in, it is still not shown in email
and account. Another problem is i cannot delete facebook account. Error code: 0x83cf1202. I have tried as suggested here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2475837/en-us#step0x83cf1202 but as my Microsoft account is not shown, I cannot do step 6.

Any suggestion?

 

File Explorer Sign in - defaults to secondary account rather than primary account

Hello and thanks for reaching out for support. My name is Larribeau, I'm a Microsoft expert and a regular user like you. I'll be happy to help you out today.

Yes, you can Colin. You change the account that is being used to sign in to File Explorer in Windows 11. Here are the steps to do so:

Open File Explorer.
Click on the "Please sign in" notice.
In the "Sign in" window, click on the "Use another account" link.
Enter the email address and password for the account that you want to use to sign in to File Explorer.
If prompted, enter the two-factor authentication code for the account.
Click on "Sign in".
Once you have signed in with the correct account, it should be used by default the next time you open File Explorer. If you want to switch to a different account later on, you can follow the same steps and enter the credentials for that account.

Note that the account you use to sign in to File Explorer may affect the permissions and access that you have to files and folders on your computer or network. If you encounter any issues with file or folder access, you may need to adjust the permissions or ownership settings for those items

 

My file explorer keeps asking me to sign in to wrong account.

Hi Ella,

Thanks for the response. Appreciated. The "Please sign in" feature in File explorer was designed in Windows 11 to have access to Office.com (Mostly work accounts).

Since you no longer using a work account, you may just remove that option or disable on your file explorer. To do that, please follow the steps below:

In File Explorer, please click the 3 dots or (…) and select Options.

Under Privacy, please untick the "Show files from Office.com" and hit Apply then OK.

It should disable the "Please sign in" to your File explorer.

Please let me know how it goes. I'm just here.

Thank you,

Christine