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Have Widows 10 Pro x64

I have a Microsoft account with a user name and password also a password for the lock screen. Ran into a problem today. I opened my Microsoft Account and downloaded an App. I ran the app fine and shut down. When I restarted the PC I entered my lock screen password which was different than my Microsoft Account password and it would not open. Some how my lock screen password is now my Microsoft Account password ?

I have been trying to revert to my original lock screen password but it won't let me said it had already been used

How can I log out of my Microsoft Account and still keep my lock screen password?

Now since I was trying all this my lock screen is showing what looks like a second account which I apparently created some how ?

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No help with password problems on the Forum, unless of a general nature to all types.
Best advice is to contact the provider of that app, check what can be done.
Or revert to a known-good restore point.

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This is worth a read.

Note this bit:

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I have been programming on computers since the ZX81.
I am an apprentice trained Electronics Engineer with qualifications to back it up.
I have been repairing computers since 1996.
Yet to some people I still know nothing...

I know that. I know all my passwords. Not asking how get around passwords which I already know. I have since figured out and corrected the issue.

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Been very busy and some times I just have to walk away from this stuff for a few days. Prior to reading your reply I had done what you suggested and it worked. But wasn't that just a work around? Doesn't MS still have their claws around this issue? Do I need this MS account in order to use my MS paid for programs, mainly Office 2016, Word 2016 & Outlook 2016 (set for gmail)?

Yes that is what I was getting at and not circumventing passwords. The pop-ups was making me think that I needed a Microsoft account in order to use Windows 10 Pro. I had purchased Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016 that included Excel, Word 2016, Outlook 2016, and Power Point maybe one other program ($161. US). When I went to install them I believe I had to enter my MS account information which I had to create I believe. It seems that after I had all the MS programs installed this PC kept referring to me to log on to my MS account.

The less I have to do with MS the better I like it. I don't visit or purchase anything from the MS Store that I don't need to run the few MS paid for programs.

If I cancel my MS account will my MS programs that I paid a lot of money for still work?

Thanks.............

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Been very busy and some times I just have to walk away from this stuff for a few days. Prior to reading your reply I had done just what you suggested and it worked. But wasn't that just a work around? Doesn't MS still have their claws around this log in issue? Do I need this MS account in order to use my MS paid for programs, mainly Office 2016, Word 2016 & Outlook 2016 (set for gmail)?

Yes that is what I was getting at and not circumventing passwords which I know is not permitted here. The pop-ups was making me think that I needed a Microsoft account in order to use Windows 10 Pro. I had purchased Microsoft Office Home & Business 2016 that included Excel, Word 2016, Outlook 2016, and Power Point maybe one other program ($161. US). When I went to install them I believe I had to enter my MS account information which I had to create I believe in order to activate those new programs. It seems that after I had all the MS programs activated & installed on log in to Windows this PC kept requiring me to log into a different account which I had not knowingly created. What B.S.

The less I have to do with MS the better I like it. I don't visit or purchase anything from the MS Store that I don't need to run the few MS paid for programs I have installed.

Thank you for you help

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