If you're trying to disconnect from cloud services on Windows, removing your Microsoft account is one solution. Here's how to do it.

However, you can also delete the online shortcut at a later date and instead switch your computer to a local user account. The following instructions show the steps with Windows 11, however they ...

Learn how to remove your Microsoft account from Windows 11 and use a local account to sign in instead.

To completely remove a Microsoft account from Windows 11, you need to scrub it from the Accounts section of the Settings app. In Settings, go to Accounts. Choose Email and accounts.