Uninstalled Office365, Now Can't Login to Local Win10 PC


  1. bkllc
    Posts : 2
    Windows 10
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    Uninstalled Office365, Now Can't Login to Local Win10 PC


    Windows 10 Version 1809 17763.1

    Hello all:
    New kid on the block here. I'm in a serious bind dealing with unusual user account issue and really need help urgently.
    First, I have 2 Dell Optiplex running Windows 10 Pro in a Workgroup. No AD/Domain.

    I switched from Office365 to standard desktop Office package. Office365 app was successfully removed using standard uninstall process (thru Control Panel).

    At first, everything seems to worked perfectly without a problem, SMTP/IMAP emails all worked fine on desktop Outlook. However, when the PC came back from sleep mode, users where unable to login again. We reboot the PC, still no user account to login with. One will expect Windows to fall back to default account just as it does when you move a PC from Domain to Workgroup.

    How can I regain access into the PC using default Windows built-in user account or create new user?
    I have tried booting with Windows DVD media but the C:\Windows\ is not visible. I can see Dell enabled "Secure Boot" in the BIOS, switching to Legacy mode in BIOS gives message that causes the Internal boot media to become unavailable, therefore no C:\Windows\System32"

    I just want to regain local access to a stand alone Win10 PC.
    Windows 10 Version 1809 17763.1
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  3. wiganken
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    Windows 10 Professional 64-bit
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    Do you any backup images on an external USB drive that you can restore from? I know this will restore Office 365 but at least you will get access back again.
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  4. bkllc
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    There are no backup. The previous IT guy did such a bad job as to not create a local account in addition to the office365 one. Now we are paying the price
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