Windows 10: Why is the option "Sign in with a Microsoft account instead" missing in Windows settings?

Context: I have been signing in to my device Windows 11 as a local administrator. Now I want to sign in with my Microsoft account. So I have enrolled my device in Microsoft Intune and also added my Microsoft account in the Windows Settings > Accounts > Access work or school. Problem: I am trying to enable the option "Sign in with a Microsoft account instead" in the Windows Settings > Accounts > Your info. But I cannot find this option in the Windows settings. Question: Why is the option "Sign in with a Microsoft account instead" missing in the Windows settings?

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Microsoft account sign in option missing

I have a local account with a sign in password for boot up.

After a recent major MS update, I no longer have an option to sign in at boot up using my Microsoft account.

When I go to Settings > Accounts > Sign in options ... this is what I see.

Any suggestions to resovle this and restore MS account sign in?

If I go to Email app accounts > Add an account ... A new window flashes on the screen and disappears.

 

Sign in with a Microsoft account instead

I do in fact have an existing Microsoft account and if I go directly to Microsoft, everything works. The problem is clearly at Step 7 of the process of, "Sign in with a Microsoft account instead." I don't know why this is happening.

 

"sign in with a local account instead" is missing

Apparently this is a relatively common issue... at least according to the numbers here, https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...0299bb2?page=1 where there are a couple of screenshots including the 'Your info' screen with this missing. There is no resolution there, just the suggestion 'The user account is corrupted'. "Manage my Microsoft Account" takes you (after logging in on line) to

- which might appear to be of interest, but the option to remove a device seems to be for devices you no longer use.