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Instructions on how to log out of your Microsoft account in Windows 11.

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.

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Next, we select the "Your info" option on the side interface.

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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.

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Step 3:

A new interface will appear asking you to enter your username , password , and password hint for your new local account.

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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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Update 24 January 2026