What is Work or School account?
Work or School accounts are the document that the IT admin gives you while joining the company. It will allow the user to access resources purchased by the organization without actually buying them. Also, when you join a Work or a School account, your IT admin will assist you in the process, they will also set up your account depending on the resources assigned to you. However, once you leave that organization, those resources, be they Microsoft Office, Directory, etc, will be unassigned to you. So, there is no point in keeping being logged into that account. In some cases, the organization even asks you to remove the account in question from your computer.
Remove Work or School account in Windows 11/10
The steps to remove Work or School account on both Windows 11 and Windows 10 are similar, you can just follow the given steps and you will be able to do the job.
In Windows 10, you will not see the drop-down menu, instead, you have to click on your account once and then click Disconnect. It will ask you to confirm by making a dialog box pop that says “Are you sure you want to remove this account?”, click Yes to confirm your action. Once, you are done with the process, your accounts will be removed. To sign back in, just follow the mentioned steps, click on Connect and use your credentials to add the account.
How do I remove a Microsoft account from Windows 11?
Removing a Microsoft account in Windows 11 is somewhat similar to removing Work or School account. However, there are some differences, so, just to be clear and not get confused in the middle of the process, you should follow the given steps. This is the procedure to remove user account in Windows 11, there are more methods to do the same, so check out our guide to know about them. Also Check: No Remove button for Microsoft Account in Windows
How do I change the Administrator on Windows 10?
You can easily make a standard account administrator account and vice versa. You need to follow the prescribed steps to do the same. This was how you can change the account type. But it’s not the only method.
If you are not comfortable with this method, or if it doesn’t work, then try to do the same from the good old fashion Windows Settings. For Windows 11 or Windows 10, just follow the given steps. Hopefully, know you know what Work or School accounts are and how you can remove them from your computer. Also check: Complete Guide to managing User Accounts in Windows.
