How to Switch Back to a Windows 10 Local User Account

Although it is highly unlikely there might be instances when you want to switch back to a local Windows 10 account from the Microsoft account that you have been using to log on to the operating system. The possible reasons include:

• You are planning to sell the PC out to an unknown person.
• You are planning to switch to a different Windows 10 computer and want all the settings and your personal information from the current PC to be removed.
• You no longer wish to use the Windows 10 operating system at all.
• You wish to use a different Microsoft account.

Regardless of the reason switching back to a local account from a registered Microsoft account in Windows 10 is a simple process that can be completed by following the steps given below:

1. Sign-in to the Windows 10 PC using the Microsoft account.
2. From the desktop screen click the Start button from the bottom-left corner of the screen.
3. From the displayed Start menu click Settings from the left pane.

4. From the opened Settings window click the Accounts category.

5. Once on the Accounts window make sure that the Your account category is selected in the left pane.
6. From the right pane click the Disconnect my Microsoft account link.

7. On the Switch to a local account window in the available field provide the password for the currently signed in Microsoft user account.
8. Click Next to continue.

9. On the next window populate the available fields with the username password and the password hint and click Next.

10. On the final window click the Sign out and finish button.

11. Wait until Windows 10 signs you out of the Microsoft account and logs you back in to the local account successfully.