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Resolved deleting MS account?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by savagcl, 2017/04/11.

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    savagcl Geek Member Thread Starter

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    Darn near impossible to find a procedure for removing MS Account!
    I went through several routines to do this but always hit a snag somewhere..

    Anyone know of a procedure to accomplish this that works?

    thanks,
    savagcl
     
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    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    savagcl Geek Member Thread Starter

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    Some of my screens dont exactly show what is on their page. I'm running win10, build 1066 now.
    I'll keep playing with it tho. meantime i'll close this thread and if i find a better solution start a new thread.

    thanks,
    clif
     
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    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Version 1703 build 15063 is the current one. Have you turned off updates?
     
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    savagcl Geek Member Thread Starter

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    No, havent turned off updates.
    Waiting for new "Creator" version to hit the streets.

    clif
     
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    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    That's what I Posted. ;) Working 100% OK on 3 drives. My "Insider" drive has been updated regularly and is currently running build #16170.
     
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    savagcl Geek Member Thread Starter

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    This worked for me - (in a nutshell) Create new User, make new user as admin, sign in as new user, go to Control Panel (not settings), and delete MS User. Again, the link you showed me
    was mostly correct but not 100%.

    Again, thanks for the link, it did help a lot,
    clif
     

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