Why is Microsoft forcing me to sign in?

Vikram 1 Reputation point
2022-02-12T07:01:18.083+00:00

I got signed out of my email account on Microsoft outlook, when I try to sign-in back, it results in a sign-in on all Microsoft office applications (excel, word, powerpoint etc.). There is no way on sign-in gui/prompts to limit the sign-on to outlook.

Further once signed in, if I try to sign-out from other office apps like excel/word/powerpoint, my outlook mail account configured on MS outlook also gets signed out.

Why am I being forced to sign-on all Microsoft Office applications?
Why is Microsoft forcing users to share their data/information, after asking them to pay for the software?

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Office: Microsoft Office 2016 Pro

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  1. S.Sengupta 15,111 Reputation points MVP
    2022-02-13T11:45:53.953+00:00

    If Office keeps asking you to sign in, the problem might be your email profile.

    Open Outlook and go to File > Account Settings > Manage Profiles.
    Now you need to select Show Profiles.
    Select your profile and click the Remove button.
    After doing that, you just need to create a new Outlook profile.

    Open Outlook. Now go to File > Account Settings > Manage Profiles > Show Profiles > Add.
    Enter the desired profile name and click OK. Now follow the instructions on the screen to complete the account creation process.
    Once you create a new account, check if the problem is still there

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  2. Mark DM 1 Reputation point
    2022-02-13T12:49:58.223+00:00

    I managed to get rid of MOST of the required sign ins on Win 10 but it has not been easy and still get messages about "Problems with microsoft account".

    I will not use edge (Chrome or Firefox)
    I will not use Microsoft Office (Get Libre Office)

    Avoid all Microsoft apps

    I can not stand the way that every one wants our accounts online even my insurance policy.

    BTW I usually run Linux , but have 3 machines that are Dual Boot Linux/Windows

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  3. Narayan Shrestha 16 Reputation points
    2022-02-13T13:55:48.047+00:00

    Outlook is a part of Office365 package as a whole. Unlike other softwares, Office356 software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, they all work as one.

    That's the reason, when you sign out from one, other get signed out too.

    All data from your Office365 apps are actually synced with your own OneDrive, so you don't lose anything even if you lose your device or there's a hardware failure. This is actually very beneficial.

    You can also login to your other device with your Microsoft account and get all your data. Please know, OneDrive syncs up to 5gb. and more space can be purchased too.

    You don't really have to sign out of any individual application. If you are using Microsoft account to login to your PC, you can just log off and nobody will have access to your office365 data.

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  4. Mark DM 1 Reputation point
    2022-02-13T20:42:59.477+00:00

    This has to be the most hilarious thing I have read in a while!

    "...and nobody will have access to your office365 data..."

    What a joke. Microsoft surely has access, and you act as if there is nobody hacking these accounts.

    Accounts are hacked DAILY, and that is precisely why many people do not want their data on the web

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  5. Ceasar Chen_MSFT 4,391 Reputation points
    2022-02-14T07:49:46.41+00:00

    Hi, @Vikram
    I want to help you but like andyshrestha said Outlook is part of the entire Office365 package, that's why when you sign out of Outlook, you also sign out of other apps.
    It is recommended that you submit feedback in file>feedback or help>feedback in Office.You can let the relevant Microsoft engineers know what features are most important to you.

    Regarding Microsoft collecting users their own information and data, Microsoft collects this information to improve user experience and help users use applications better.
    This information will not be shared with other users or organizations. You don’t have to worry about data privacy leakage. For questions about Microsoft's privacy, please refer to this link: Microsoft Privacy Statement

    If you do not want Microsoft to collect your data and information, you can change the relevant settings in the Trust Center in Office. For privacy settings, please refer to this link: View my privacy options in the Microsoft Office Trust Center

    Thanks for your understanding.

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