
If you've set up any apps from the Windows Store, you'll need to sign in again. This change doesn't affect any files or installed Windows desktop programs.
Click Next to sign out from the Microsoft account and sign back in using your new local account. On the Switch To A Local Account page, enter your new local user name and password, along with a password hint, as shown here. Enter the password for your Microsoft account to confirm that you're authorized to make the change, and then click Next. After confirming that the account is set up to use a Microsoft account, click Sign in with a local account instead. Open Settings > Accounts and click Your info. The ability to sync settings between Windows 10 devices also comes in handy if you own more than one Windows 10 PC.īut if you don't use those services and you prefer to use a local account, you can remove the connection to a Microsoft account any time. There are good reasons to use a Microsoft account on a home PC, especially if you use cloud services like OneDrive or Office 365 Home or Personal.
The option to use a traditional local account is available, but it's easy to miss. When you install Windows 10 for the first time, the Setup program tries very, very hard to convince you to sign in with a Microsoft account.