Windows 10 - Signing in with Local Account

Question

I'm trying to sign in with a local account instead of the Microsoft account currently linked with the user (had to link it for a program, no longer use that program), but every time I do, I get an error:

After googling this error and trying just about everything I could find, I've come to the conclusion that, though everything in the registry appears to be assigned as a local user, that something somewhere is still displaying it as a linked Microsoft account. Anyone know where I can go to manually fix this?

Thanks.

Edit: More info, new accounts do not have this issue, but I don't want to make a new account and lose all of the saved settings and installed apps per user :(

Answer 1

This error means that your Microsoft account is not synced properly. Please try following steps to check related service, and enable Sync before trying to switch account again:

1. Press Win + R from your keyboard, input services.msc and click OK button.

2. Within the Services window, locate the Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant from the list, double click on it, and change the Startup Type to Delayed Start.

3. You also need to check those services including Remote Procedure Call, Local Session Manager, and User Accounts Service. Make sure all of them are set to Automatic.

4. Then open Setting app, go to Account > Sync your settings, and enable the Sync setting feature.

If this issue still persist, let's Remove your PC from the list of devices online, and try again: Re-connecting your PC with your account can often solve this issue, and you will be able to switch to a local account afterwards.

1. Open the Start menu by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard and click the gear icon to open the Settings Go to Accounts, and then Sign-in Options.
2. Click on Change Pin. Create a new pin, and change the password as well.
3. Open your browser of choice, and go to hotmail.com. Sign-in with your Microsoft account and the new password you just changed.
4. When you log in, click on your name, and open Account settings. On the next screen you’re presented with, scroll down until you find Click on See all.
5. Find your device and click Remove PC. Wait for it to sync with your PC, make sure you have a decent internet connection.

Once this is done, go to your settings and switch to a local account again.

Please also try the Microsoft account troubleshooter tool to see if the issue can be fixed: https://download.microsoft.com/download/F/2/4/F24D0C03-4181-4E5B-A23B-5C3A6B5974E3/microsoftaccounts.diagcab