Unable to disconnect account from Entra domain

Question

I am unable to disconnect from Entra on a MS Surface Pro running Win 11. I put in the local admin info but it says it didn't work. The info is correct, I created another local admin and that fails as well.

Answer 1

Hi @Mike Flowers

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Issue:

unable to disconnect from Entra on a MS Surface Pro running Win 11. I put in the local admin info but it says it didn't work. The info is correct, I created another local admin and that fails as well.

Solution:

you have discovered that renaming the tablet to its original name allowed you to disconnect from the Entra Domain

If you have any other questions or are still running into more issues, please let me know. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue.

Thanks,

Akhilesh.

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Answer 2

Works for me.