MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: How to remove or disassociate a connected account in Win10?

> This is a computer at work, and has an ex employee email address associated or
> "connected" with the Administrator account. My question is how to remove it? Or is
> that even possible.
>
> Yeah. I tried searching for how to do this, but everything I've read or watched has
> said to select the "Local Account", but that's not even an option. I can only guess
> that this person (either through ineptitude or maliciousness) tried to send an email,
> then windows opened it's own email app, this person signed into THEIR email account,
> and now their ID or whatever is (falsely) associated with this computer.
>
> There is the option to 'Manage Account', and that requires a logging into this
> person's microsoft account, but that requires their password, and I highly doubt this
> person will willingly give me their password.
>
> So... Any ideas of how to remedy this?

There is an untold secret at least with previous updates of Windows 10, the option for "Local Account" appears only when the computer is disconnected from LAN and hence the Internet. If you have administrator rights with a local Account you can do that. However if the only Administrator needs a mail password account, it's needed to login then disconnect from the Internet and 'Manage Account' from there.

If you want to create local accounts through the Windows instalation process DO NOT SELECT ANY WIFI TO CONNECT WHEN PROMPTED.