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<blockquote data-quote="oldschool" data-source="post: 828475" data-attributes="member: 71262">Thanks to all above posters for your help but the final piece of the puzzle was found here:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/227763/how-to-completely-delete-your-microsoft-account/" target="_blank">How to Completely Delete Your Microsoft Account</a>&nbsp; which provided crystal-like clarity.&nbsp; One issue is that M$ is confusing/sneaky because when you create a new Local account there is no option to designate as administrator. I needed to click on that new account once again in settings (as admin) to change it from SUA to AA. Now that I&#039;m signed into this laptop with new AA I can delete that M$ user account on PC and then delete my Microsoft account. They do not make it clear or easy, and I suppose some would insist it&#039;s sneaky.I appreciate all of your help and once again confirm my belief that How-To Geek is one of the best resources for the ins and outs of Windows world. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite116" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />PROBLEM SOLVED! :barefoot::barefoot::barefoot::barefoot:<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite134" alt=":coffee:" title="Coffee&nbsp; &nbsp; :coffee:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":coffee:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="oldschool, post: 828475, member: 71262"] Thanks to all above posters for your help but the final piece of the puzzle was found here: [URL="https://www.howtogeek.com/227763/how-to-completely-delete-your-microsoft-account/"]How to Completely Delete Your Microsoft Account[/URL] which provided crystal-like clarity. One issue is that M$ is confusing/sneaky because when you create a new Local account there is no option to designate as administrator. I needed to click on that new account once again in settings (as admin) to change it from SUA to AA. Now that I'm signed into this laptop with new AA I can delete that M$ user account on PC [I]and then [/I]delete my Microsoft account. They do not make it clear or easy, and I suppose some would insist it's sneaky. I appreciate all of your help and once again confirm my belief that How-To Geek is one of the best resources for the ins and outs of Windows world. (y):D PROBLEM SOLVED! :barefoot::barefoot::barefoot::barefoot::coffee: [/QUOTE]

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