Multiple accounts

Question

So I worked for a company that had a Microsoft account, I'm guessing that my email was my "account", I no longer work for that company we will call this "******@oldjob.com". I also have an "account", email address that I use for my current job I use the outlook app to keep up with that job, different email address "Whatever@whatever .com". I have in the past few hours logged into my personal email through Microsoft with a different address "yadayada@bugtibaloch .com". That's where my dilemma starts.

I set up my computer while still with the "oldjob" so when I open my computer and go to Settings it shows my name and the "oldjob" address and I'm the administrator. (the oldjob paid?)

My account for my current job "Whatever" is just for my primary job and is strictly business to my current job. Not concerned about being admin as that is controlled by someone else I'm guessing (payment type I'm thinking?)

My question is how do I get the Settings to show my "yadayada", (personally paid) address for this computer?

The reason I ask is because I am about to start a business adventure with my father and he lives 150 miles away from me and he wants me to monitor the business computer from my home linked to that computer the 150 miles away.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

I assume you mean when you log into your Windows machine you're using your MS account which is tied to the old company. If they managed that account via their AD infrastructure in Azure then they should have disabled your account. Note that I'm assuming here you are using a licensed copy of Windows not tied to an MSDN account or something on the old email.

How you do this depends greatly on whether your login account is an AD account tied to the old company's AD structure (also the computer) or whether you're using a personal MS account that happens to use the name of the old company.

If this is a personal MS account you created and not managed by a company's IT:

Go to the Email & Accounts settings in Windows. Under you account settings is an option to add an account. Add your Microsoft account from there. Note that there are separate sections for email and other apps. A single "local" Windows account can be tied to multiple Microsoft accounts. Once you've associated your existing Windows account with your personal MS account then remove the other ones.

At this point you probably are still logging in using your old account. If this account was set up by you and it is just an email thing then you can also change the email address associated with the account. This is how you would migrate from one account to another. Once you've made that change (follow the help on the earlier mentioned screen) then you should be good.

If the account you log into is actually an account owned by the old company and part of their AD organization:

You'll need to remove your machine from their domain and by extension stop using the old account altogether. To do that you'll need to create a new account on Windows tied to your personal MS account. Ensure it has admin privileges and migrate any existing documents and other settings from your current login to the new account. Once you've finished all that and verified the new account is working correctly you can remove the old account from your machine.

Answer 2

Hi,

@Michael Taylor has given us a good solution. I will provide you with steps.

Note that I'm assuming here you are using a licensed copy of Windows not tied to an MSDN account or something on the old email.

Please search for cmd and run as administrator
type slmgr /dlv and press enter
You will see a pop-up and check Description for your license type. If you see VOLUME, your Windows is paid by the former company. If you see VOLUME_KMSCLIENT, it will expire after Volume activation expiration. You will need to reactivate your Windows system.

If this is a personal MS account you created and not managed by a company's IT

Please go to Settings->Account->Email & accounts->Add an account & Add a Microsoft account
You can add your personal account then login with your personal account

If the account you log into is actually an account owned by the old company and part of their AD organization

Please go to File Explorer->right click This PC->properties->Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings->change settings->Change->Member of ->Click Workgroup and type whatever you like->OK.
You will be asked to restart, then you can log in with your personal account.

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Answer 3

@AliceYang-MSFT No either one of those didn't work. I pay for the family and when I am in settings I can click on my account and it takes me to my sign in. I sent a family member a request to join the family and it sent it to them with the email from oldjob. I can't seem to find where I can get rid of it.