Type the current password* of your Microsoft account current password and then click OK. When it prompts you to be sure you want to switch to a local account, click Next.ĥ. Click Sign in with a local account insteadĤ. Press Windows + I keys simultaneously to open Windows Settings.ģ. * Note: If you already use a Local Account in Windows, or if you want to remove a secondary Microsoft Account and you can't, skip to next method.ġ. So, if you sign in to Windows with a Microsoft account and it is the only MS account on Windows,* first switch to a local account, and then remove the MS account. To remove your Microsoft account from Windows 10 (or Windows 11), you must sign in to Windows with a local account.

Method 4: Remove the Device from your Microsoft Account's Settings page.

Stop Signing Automatically to Microsoft Account from other Apps.

Method 2: Unlink Microsoft Account from “Access Work or School”.

How to FIX: Unable to Remove Microsoft Account because 'Remove' button is missing on Windows 10 or Windows 11.

In this article we have collected some solutions to be able to remove your Microsoft account from Windows 10, when the 'REMOVE' button is not available.

Some Windows 10 users are complaining that they can't remove their Microsoft account from Windows 10, because the 'Remove' button is missing in 'Email & accounts' settings. For some users, it could be for work reasons, privacy reasons, or to transfer ownership of their computer to other users. There are reasons why users would want to remove their Microsoft account from a device. If you cannot remove your Microsoft Account from Windows 10, because the 'Remove' button in account options missing, continue reading below.

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