Microsoft Account vs Local Account

[bk T]

OS: Win8.1 Pro and Win10 Pro

I have been using my Local Account to login to my the above PCs, they work fine.

I changed to Microsoft Account because I need to download some apps from the MS Store -- they worked fine, too.

But, when I changed back to my usual Local Account they both (Win8.1 and Win10) complained that my account name ABC (been using it for years) has been used by Microsoft and I need to create another account name!

What the heck is this?

Is this the normal behaviour, or I have done something not quite right?

[wainuitech]

Sounds like something wasn't done quite right.

The following is all W10

When you go into Settings / Accounts.

You click on "use Local account instead"



Follow through, and you should get the windows with the Local account name already entered: You enter the password ( if it had one) as well as a password hint - click on the button at the bottom:



It should then change you over, after you sign out and restarts.



For future reference you DONT need to change over to a MS account if any app needs to be signed in you can select to sign into that app ONLY while the computer remains on a Local account.

[bk T]

I did exactly the steps shown above, when changing back to Local Account, I key in my username and it says it has been used by Microsoft.

I remember, I did it once, quite a while ago for a another laptop and it worked exactly as you mentioned, but it's not like that now, maybe, it's the latest updates that changes the behavious.

[dugimodo]

Did you possibly convert your local account to a microsoft one rather that switching? Just sounds a little like what used to be your local account is now tied to the online one.

[wainuitech]

I did exactly the steps shown above, when changing back to Local Account, I key in my username and it says it has been used by Microsoft.

I remember, I did it once, quite a while ago for a another laptop and it worked exactly as you mentioned, but it's not like that now, maybe, it's the latest updates that changes the behavious.

When you change the user Name for the local account should show automatically.

Doubt its any updates, this PC is fully upto date and no problems.

Check one thing, go into C Drive / Users Look for the User name - Thats what should show when changing.

Eg: this PC is named Lounge.



What Dug posted, you cant really "Convert" a user account, you can change to a different account, but as one of the other pic's show, it changes between the two.

Using my own details, I could have either
1. Lounge = Local account
2. lounge@somename.co.nz = Microsoft account

[wainuitech]

You could always try running system restore back to before you made the changes, it should solve the problem.

[bk T]

My old user still shows. But when I changed back to my local account from Microsoft account, it says it is used my Microsoft.

Maybe a system restore will bring it back.

[bk T]

Did a system restore and it brought back my local account.

Don't know what have I done wrong.

[bk T]

After the system restore back to 23 Feb 2017, my Nod32 is not updating, I open up Nod32, click update, it checks for updates but not updating.

[wainuitech]

Try downloading a new version and install it. You can either uninstall whats there now or try just going straight over the top. If you uninstall then make sure you have the product license first.

https://www.eset.com/us/home/antivirus/download/

The latest Version is 10.0.390.0 ( that's smart Security, so the Antivirus should be the same) You have V9.

V9 wont upgrade automatically to V10, it has to be installed over the top, or fresh.

The new attachment -- Open Task manager - Select the browser - end task on the browser, run Ccleaner and it should remove the file that's sitting in the temp files