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I like to have simple none-spacey folder names like C:\Users\Alex of my windows login account and use login with a microsoft account. I get this by creating Local user account, login, then change to microsoft account type as specified here

How to rename the User folder in Windows 10?

Now I would like to do the same with family member, who is registered as Family Member (for Minecraft game connection) in microsoft.com. When I try to change to Microsoft account login on a second local user account it says

another user on this device uses this microsoft account

If I in User settings > Family add user account, then I get windows determined folder name. The folder name is not that bad nowadays, its non-spaced and first five letters it seems, but I would like to specify it my self.

How do I get around this? (I have one convoluted solution which I found and will post but I would prefer better solution)

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  • Easy solution: Create local user account called Alex, log into Alex, connect Alex to MS account.
    – Ramhound
    Dec 23, 2017 at 12:40
  • Hi Ramhound, that's when it gives the error i mentioned, hence the question.
    – arberg
    Dec 29, 2017 at 15:47
  • You never mentioned an error.....
    – Ramhound
    Dec 29, 2017 at 17:11
  • It gives the error 'another user on this device uses this microsoft account', but true i didn't label it as an 'error' in the question, just as an output, but no problem, no harm done :) Probably its a new issue in build 1709 or other recent build
    – arberg
    Jan 2, 2018 at 15:40
  • You never specified you were using the same MS account nor the fact you want to create a new family account....
    – Ramhound
    Jan 2, 2018 at 16:16

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Bad solution below

  • Remove family member from Microsoft.com
  • Add new account sign in as microsoft account (directly in Family & Other people settings > Other People)
  • Remove account immediately, choose to delete users data
  • Login to local account
  • Change login-type to microsoft account.

I would like to get rid of the first remove family member option

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