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ellen oberman 0 Reputation points
2026-01-03T18:19:25.2466667+00:00

I bought a new computer for an employee, however I don't want to link our 2 computers, unfortunately she signed into my microsoft account and it put my desktop on her new computer. I then tried to have a separate login for her but it was all still there. How do I not have her laptop have my information.

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    2026-01-03T18:19:32.4266667+00:00

    To prevent your employee's laptop from having access to your Microsoft account information, you can follow these steps:

    1. Sign Out of Your Account: First, ensure that your employee is signed out of your Microsoft account on her laptop. This can be done by opening any Office application (like Word or Excel), going to File > Account, and selecting Sign out.
    2. Create a New User Account: After signing out, create a new local user account for her. You can do this by going to Settings > Accounts > Family & other users > Add someone else to this PC. Follow the prompts to create a new account.
    3. Remove Cached Credentials: To ensure that no cached credentials are left behind, you can clear the credentials stored in the Credential Manager. Go to Control Panel > Credential Manager > Windows Credentials, and remove any entries related to your Microsoft account.
    4. Restart the Computer: After making these changes, restart the computer to ensure that all settings are applied correctly.

    By following these steps, your employee's laptop should no longer have access to your Microsoft account information, and she will have a separate environment for her work.

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