Instructions on how to log out of your Microsoft account in Windows 11.
To sign out of your Microsoft account on Windows 11, you need to transfer your user profile to a local account.
To sign out of a Microsoft account on Windows 11, you need to transfer your user profile to a local account. This keeps your user profile and all your files on your computer, but disconnects that specific profile from Microsoft's cloud services. Here's how to sign out of a Microsoft account on Windows 11.
How to sign out of your Microsoft account in Windows 11
Step 1:
Open Settings on Windows, then click on Accounts on the left side of the interface.
Next, we select the "Your info" option on the side interface.
Step 2:
On the new interface, select the option "Sign in with a local account instead" . Windows will then prompt you to enter your Microsoft account password or PIN to log in.
Step 3:
A new interface will appear asking you to enter your username , password , and password hint for your new local account.
After filling in your local account information, click Next and then select Sign out and finish . Your computer will prompt you to restart. After restarting, you can log in using your new local account credentials instead of your Microsoft account.
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