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How do I clean my computer before giving it away?

Erasing everything

1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security.
3. Click on Recovery.
4. Under the Reset this PC section, click the Get started button.
5. Click the Remove everything button.
6. Click the Change settings option.
7. Turn on the Data erasure toggle switch.
8. Click the Confirm button.

How do I remove my Microsoft account from a work computer?

Removing Microsoft Account

1. Click the Start button, and then click Settings.
2. Click Accounts, scroll down, and then click the Microsoft account you would like to delete.
3. Click Remove, and then click Yes.

How do I remove a personal account from Office 365?

Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts . Under Accounts used by other apps, select the account you want to remove, and then select Remove. Select Yes to confirm.

How do I unlink my Microsoft account from Windows 10?

How to remove Microsoft account data from Windows 10

1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Accounts.
3. Click on Email & accounts.
4. Under the “Accounts used by other apps” section, select the Microsoft account that you want to delete.
5. Click the Remove button.
6. Click the Yes button.

Will removing my hard drive erase everything?

No, removing the hard drive will erase nothing. You can connect the drive to another computer and all of the content will still be there. That’s why it is called a storage device.

How do I delete my Microsoft personal account?

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1. Click Start, and then click Settings.
2. Click Accounts and select Your email and accounts.
3. Click on the account that you want to remove.
4. Click Delete account and data confirmation.

How do I remove an Office 365 account from my computer?

Go to Settings, Accounts, Access work or School. There is a option to remove Office 365 accounts that way. This should be moved to the Email and Accounts or the info from Email and Accounts should be moved.

How do I unlink my personal Microsoft account?

How to unlink my personal and business office accounts?

1. Sign into an office client application with your personal account.
2. Under Connected Services, remove anything that you do not want listed.

How do I unlink an account from Office 365?

Delete a User’s Account in Office 365

1. Go to the Office 365 admin center.
2. In the Admin center, select User management.
3. Select the employee that you want to delete, and then under the user’s name, choose the symbol for Delete user. Choose the options you want for this user, and then choose Delete user.