How to Tell if Local Account or Microsoft Account in Windows 10  

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  1. Posts : 68,917
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #10

    Hello Mike @mta3006,

    You have a local account, but you had chosen to sign in to all apps with your Microsoft account like below at one point when signing in to an app.

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  2. Posts : 981
    W10 Pro v21H2
       #11

    Thanks @Brink,

    On my last clean install, when 1809 re-re-re-released, I decided to go easy on the app cleanup, as I finally got tired of CCleaner's unsolicited activities, and left the Microsoft Store up as well, so I could get updates on apps. And, boy, how those apps update... then I found the control in the Store to hold off the tidal wave of updates (I have limited data at home).

    I decided to select the 'Stop signing in to all apps automatically' option, and all went back to the normal local account behavior. I am still able to access the Store, though. Do you have any links to a "Microsoft Accounts and Windows 10 for Idiots" tutorial?

    Thanks again for all the work you put in here!
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  3. Posts : 68,917
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #12

    You're most welcome.

    We do indeed have a lot of Microsoft Account tutorials listed under M in the tutorial index.
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  4. Posts : 68,917
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #13

    Tutorial updated.
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows 10
       #14

    I tried this today and for some reason I got the error message -

    Get-LocalUser : The term 'Get-LocalUser' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
    program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
    At line:1 char:1
    + Get-LocalUser | Select-Object Name,PrincipalSource
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-LocalUser:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

    Any ideas how to solve this issue?
    Blessings
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  6. Posts : 68,917
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #15

    MusiqueGraeme said:
    I tried this today and for some reason I got the error message -

    Get-LocalUser : The term 'Get-LocalUser' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
    program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
    At line:1 char:1
    + Get-LocalUser | Select-Object Name,PrincipalSource
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Get-LocalUser:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

    Any ideas how to solve this issue?
    Blessings
    Hello MusiqueGraemev, and welcome to Ten Forums.

    This is usually from a mistake made entering the command.

    Post a screenshot showing this command ran in the PowerShell window to see if anything may stand out.
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  7. Posts : 6
    Windows 10
       #16

    Thanks Brink,

    Actually that was part of the problem - I was trying to run it in AutoIT. That was where I got the error message. When I tried the identical line in Powershell it worked. I had been doing another powershell command in Auto IT and that worked ...
    How to Tell if Local Account or Microsoft Account in Windows 10-get-localuser.png
    The run first line produced a blank box, not like when run in Powershell, the second line produced the same info as run in Powershell?

    Any ideas welcome. Blessings

    - - - Updated - - -

    I really don't like how the minute I ask a question I see the answer!
    I was going to test it again in Powershell and saw that there is a Powershell (x86) so I tried it in that and it failed. It gave the same error messages as in Auto IT whereas the Get-WinEvent gave the correct response. So the question is now, how can I use Get-LocalUser with a 32 bit processor?
    Blessings
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  8. Posts : 68,917
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #17

    @MusiqueGraeme,

    You could see if either command below may work in AutoIt if it will use standard command prompt commands.

    powershell "Get-LocalUser | Select-Object Name,PrincipalSource"

    OR

    C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe "Get-LocalUser | Select-Object Name,PrincipalSource"
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  9. Posts : 6
    Windows 10
       #18

    Thanks @Brink.
    If I run the command in the 32 bit Powershell and it gives the error, doesn't that imply that this will always fail on a 32 bit machine? Do I not need another command to run to access, if possible, the same information?
    Sorry I don't know how to put your name in blue..
    Blessings
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  10. Posts : 68,917
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #19

    MusiqueGraeme said:
    Thanks @Brink.
    If I run the command in the 32 bit Powershell and it gives the error, doesn't that imply that this will always fail on a 32 bit machine? Do I not need another command to run to access, if possible, the same information?
    Sorry I don't know how to put your name in blue..
    Blessings

    The command is valid on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10.

    How are you opening PowerShell?

    Open Windows PowerShell in Windows 10
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