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How to remove or unlink Microsoft account from Windows 10

Jul 11, 2016 7:59PM PDT

Dear brothers,

Please help me this situation: I'm working on a company using domain network. My co-worker is using a laptop running Windows 7 with Administrator account. One day, he upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10, and he signs in the laptop with his his Microsoft Account. Now, I want to join domain that laptop but I cannot reset the Administrator password because the system tell me I cannot do that.

I cannot find any option to remove the Microsoft account or something like that in Settings. I also cannot reset the password of Administrator because it seems the account we replaced by Microsoft account when he upgrade to the latest operation system. I want to reset the Administrator password because of security and more.
Please help me this case. I am so confuse with this. Thank you very much.

Regards,
Hoc Nguyen.

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Re: Microsoft account
Jul 12, 2016 12:47AM PDT

Do a clean install of Windows 10 (7 or 10) according to company standards. First backup all company data on that laptop, so that can be restored.

If company standards are "no private information on company computers" those should be deleted, but you can let the user the copy them to a private USB-stick first.

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Thank you. Is there any solution?
Jul 12, 2016 2:00AM PDT

Thank you, Kees_B! But, Is there any solution for this, so I don't have to re-install the Operation system?

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Jul 12, 2016 7:07AM PDT

Open computer management and expand Local users and Groups, and select users tab. There you can find the built in administrator account. Enable and use it.

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No problem as all.
Jul 12, 2016 8:17AM PDT

Since you have an admin account, just create a new admin capable account then use a local local login or a domain login.

Remember I take it that you are using Windows 10 PRO or better. Windows 10 HOME does not join a domain (same as prior versions!)

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First allow the pc to join the domain
Jul 13, 2016 11:52AM PDT
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How to take on the Administrator user?
Jul 14, 2016 1:46AM PDT

Thank you, my bro, but I want to take on the administrator right, not just joining the domain! Any others suggest?

With love!