Windows 10: How do I remove a "Work or School" account from Windows 11?

If I go to Settings > Accounts > Email & Accounts, there is a "Work or School" account, but no option to remove it. However, there is an option to remove my personal Microsoft account in the same menu, after creating a local account.In other words, I think the instructions at https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/removing-microsoft-account/eb8bdd04-0fd3-4260-9f8f-8c6b758f1870 are no good in this instance.I'm trying to remove the "Work or School" account, because when I click on the search bar, I'm fed a hideous logo of my ex-boss's email account, which I think is

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Remove Deactivated Work Or School Email Account

I have an organizational email account that has been deactivated, current guides online say the following:

"If you need to remove an account from your PC:

1. Select Start > Settings > Accounts > Access work or school .
   
2. Select the account you wish to remove, then select Disconnect
   
   ...."
   

However, the only option presented at this section is "Manage" which forwards me to my organization's page to login. The account has since been deactivated with no way to get to the next step.
I have been getting notifications from my system that "There is a problem with a work or school account click her to fix now" but obviously can't login to remove the account from the system.
Is there a work around to remove the account without logging in?

 

Unable to remove work or school account from windows 11

Hello Allison, I'm Greg, here to help you with this.

As long as a work or school account is installed on your personal PC, it will apply the organization's Group Policy restrictions just as if it is a school or company PC. For this reason I would not add one to my personal PC, or if I did I would install a separate Windows to dual boot personal and organization accounts.

To get rid of the company account go into Settings > Accounts > Access Work & School, right click the account to disconnect, which will then make it possible to remove.

There is more in this tutorial:

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-remove-wo... (Avoid ad links which intrude into editorial copy, especially DO NOT INSTALL Restoro, PC Repair Tool and Reimage ads)

I'd also check for remnants in Accounts > Email and Windows Mail app > Settings > Manage Accounts.

Let me know if you have any questions or I can help performing any of the above steps. If you'll post back detailed results on each step in each tutorial, it will help me determine what else needs to be tried.

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Unable to remove work or school account from windows 11

Hello DanAdcock,

Thank you for updating me with that information. I apologize that this did not resolve the issue.

Make sure the account in question is an Administrator

Please try the methods below.

- Settings, Accounts

- Select "Sign in with a local account instead" and follow the steps

- Then logon, go back to accounts, and go to Access work or school account

- Please try to remove it again

- Last step, go back and change logon to Sign in with a Microsoft account instead

Kind regards,



Independent Advisor