Unlink personal Microsoft account from Windows Server

Question

Hello

From my post at the community I got referred here, so this is basically a duplicate of my request, though differently formatted.

While setting up a new Windows Server 2022, I mistakenly activated the synchronisation for a Microsoft personal account when I logged in with Edge.

Later, I tried to remove that account from the server, but it is still linked. I can't remove it in Edge and the common option within Settings (Accounts > Email & accounts) is missing in the server GUI.

The following things I have already tried without any success:

1. I had removed the two registry entries, where the account is mentioned. It didn't help, both entries exist again now.

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\UserExtendedProperties\

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ActivityDataModel\ActivityAccountFilter

1. I uninstall Edge, removed the folder %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge and then reinstalled Edge. The account is still suggested for login.
2. I checked the Computer\HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\StoredIdentities\ based on this thread. There is no account mentioned.
3. I tried to delete the local user profile while being logged in as another user (local admin), but there was an error message. I couldn't delete the profile.

What else can I try to get rid of the connected Microsoft account?

I noticed the following two registry entries, which both show the same ID.

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\Profiles\Default
MUID - REG_SZ - 2C351695749068FF2A1105D075E06994

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds
EdgeMUID - REG_SZ - 2C351695749068FF2A1105D075E06994

Can I savely delete these and will it help at all?

Any other suggestions?

Here, I add a few screenshots.

Answer 1

If abandoning the account is the only 'solution' for the issue, I'm quite disappointed.

There was no warning in Edge, that a synchronisation on a server is not meant to be set and possibly can't be undone. From my point of view, this is a design/programming fault. Either, there should be the same option in the GUI as there is on clients to disconnect such an account, or at least a powershell command to accomplish that. Having no option at all is definitely unsatisfying.

Answer 2

Yea, it's hard to say. With the reghacks and such I'd probably just clean install it. Shouldn't take more than an hour to do. You can also start a case here with product support.

https://support.serviceshub.microsoft.com/supportforbusiness

You can also submit the feedback here.

https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/b8da43d5-ef1b-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472

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Answer 3

hi man , i'm suffuring from the same problem in windows server 2012 R2 .
did you find the solution ?