Install Office 365 with a local account and no Microsoft account

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Title says it all.

Chuck Billow

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I remember a PC that was set up with a local account.

Then installing 365, that PC then change to a Microsoft account.

So i have to go into settings, account, and change the PC back to the
local account.

Some people might not even notice the change or care.

Just shows again, Microsoft and sly tactics…

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CWBillow wrote:

Title says it all.

Not really.

You Must have a Microsoft account to install and activate Office 365.

If you are asking if you can use Office 365 on a daily basis in a local account and not signed in to Microsoft?   This answer to that is Yes.  You will be asked to sign in to your Microsoft account to verify your subscription about once a month.

Here are your references from Microsoft:

Download, install, or reinstall Microsoft 365, Office 2024, or Office 2021 on a PC or Mac

If you bought the Office 365 from a third party vendor and have the Product key:

Where to enter your Office product key

Once you have installed Office 365, you can switch to using a local account (not signed in to Microsoft)  on a daily basis by activating one setting:

Go to Settings > Accounts > Your Info

Under your account select Sign in with a local account instead

Close the setting.

From now on that account currently logged on to Windows will not sign in to Microsoft when it logs on.  This includes Office 365.  Microsoft will ask you to sign in about once a month to verify your subscription.

This applies to Windows 10 and 11.

HTH, Dana:))

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Thanks Dana,

Drcard:)) wrote:

You Must have a Microsoft account to install and activate Office 365.

My thinking was…

Yes the Online Microsoft Account where you sign in a manage your subscriptions etc.

Then I was able to download to exe and install 365, and thought it would just activate online. I did not think it would change my Local Account to the Microsoft Account on that PC. Anyway this is what took place and easy enough to change back to a local account and still keep the subscription active with out any input.

It’s just if I had not looked and noticed, that the Local Account had switched.

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Can Microsoft 365 Personal be used with a LOCAL (non MS) account? – Microsoft Community

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