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One of our Windows 10 Pro laptops is currently pre-configured with the Domain login method.
We would like to switch it to the regular "Local account" login method that we use on all our other machines, but cannot find where to do this either locally in Windows settings, on from the Entra administration portal.
Thank you for your suggestions!
Side-Question:
The root reason why we'd like to switch to Local account, is that one of our users from the domain is not recognized on this machine, and we do not know how to work this around.
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You can unjoin the device from Entra ID by following the steps on the following documentation - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/devices/faq#how-do-i-remove-a-microsoft-entra-registered-state-for-a-device-locally
Let me know if you need further help.
Thanks,
Fabio
Thank you for the theoretical procedure.
But it does not seem to work as expected, when it refuses to recognize the Admin account (i.e. me: Stephane...).
Note that I do have a working session using this "Stephane..." account on the machine, and trying to log in with the "Yassir..." domain email fails (whihc is why I first created a local account for him with admin rights, from my session).
This local account is the one logged in below (.\YHa), which we're trying to disconnect from AzureAD, but it is not recognized either in the last disconnection security login.
When you try to disconnect your user, Windows will ask you to input the credentials of a local admin account to avoid you losing access to the device. Based on the screenshot you've sent, you are adding the same account (Stephnie...), but you won't be able to use it because it will be deleted after the disconnection. Even though you added YHa email account to the device, you can't sign in using an email address, just the account name.
Search for Computer Management on Windows Search, on the windows below you'll see the available administrator accounts to login to your device, you must use one of them (except Stehpanie's). You won't be able to login using an email account at this point.
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