Turn Off/Remove "Microsoft Account Sign in" Tab In Windows 11 Settings

Hey David,

I was not able to locate the specified policy at the path you provided.

I did some searching and found the policy at the following path in GPO Editor:

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> Accounts: Block Microsoft accounts

After setting the policy setting to "Users can't add or log on with Microsoft accounts", I have observed that the tabs/sections are still visible.

This policy setting does have the effect of blocking actual sign-in, by throwing an error when you try to authenticate with your password. However, the prompts to sign in are still visible.

Ran both commands. Both returned success.

Rebooted, still no change.

Yes, I am using Windows 11 Pro.

Hello!

My name is David N., and I am a Windows fan and assist users here with Windows questions. I will be happy to assist you with your issue.

In order to resolve this issue I suggest that we run a few Powershell commands:

1. Choose Start and type "powershell". Open Powershell as admin.
2. Enter these commands one at a time:

New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Settings" -Force

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Settings" -Name "AllowYourAccount" -Value 0 -PropertyType DWORD -Force

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\Settings" -Name "AllowSignInOptions" -Value 0 -PropertyType DWORD -Force

3. Exit Powershell and reboot.

This should disable the option permanently.

I hope this helps! Please let me know if this resolves your issue or if you require additional assistance.

Regards,

David N.

epk2039, I followed your instructions but the suggestions to sign into Microsoft persist in Settings under Home and Accounts.

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Guide using PowerShell to take ownership of the key and then proceed with creating the subkey:
Step 1: Take Ownership of the Parent Registry Key

Open PowerShell as Administrator.  
Take ownership of the parent key (ActivatableClassId):  

powershell  

Set-Location 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\'  
Start-Process "powershell" -ArgumentList "Set-ACL -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId' -AclObject (Get-Acl -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId')" -Verb runAs  

This will launch another elevated PowerShell session to take ownership. It will flash blue then close.

Then the manual step
Open Registry Editor (regedit) as Administrator.
Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId
Right-click on the ActivatableClassId key and select Permissions.
Click Advanced.
Change the Owner to your user account, as explained in the previous response.
Grant yourself Full Control.

Exit the advanced panel, then on the main panel click on your user and administrators, and click allow full control tick. Then click do it for both, then click apply then okay.  

Step 2: Create the Registry Key and Set the Value

Once you have the appropriate permissions, go back to PowerShell and run the command to create the key and set the value:

powershell

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId\ValueBanner.IdealStateFeatureControlProvider' -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId\ValueBanner.IdealStateFeatureControlProvider' -Name 'ActivationType' -Value 0 -Type DWord

Then reboot.

The Ads should be gone.