Switching from an Azure AD joined account to a local account

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I accidentally setup A new Windows 11 pro machine as a Work/School account (Azure AD joined) and now I want to create a regular off-line account and then remove the original account.

I went to settings and created an offline account wit Admin privileges but after logging out I am not given the choice to login with the local account, only the original AD joined account. Also a profile for the new user is not created under c:\users (although the account is listed as a local account if I go back to settings).

How can I get the local account to work short of formatting and starting over.

Thanks

 

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Where did you add the user?  Create a local user or administrator account in Windows – Microsoft Support

You should be able to be on the main login screen and click to switch accounts if the account has been set up as a local user.

Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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I added the new local account from the settings/accounts/add an account (same as your link suggests). The account shows on that screen, but when I log-out or reboot the new user is not presented as a choice from login screen. I have tried to delete and re-add the account several times (even using a different user name).

 

control userpasswords2 also show the new user/admin

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I’m trying to visualize when I’ve flipped users, there’s like a dot or something down there you click that then exposes the other users.

https://woshub.com/how-to-show-all-users-accounts-on-windows-10-login-screen/

If not, try that to make it expose the additional users.

Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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Thanks.

It looks like this may help (from your link).

GPO
Enumerate local users on domain-joined computers = Enabled (Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Logon)

 

I wont have access to the user computers for a few weeks.
Will post back with results then.

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Finally got a chance to test the group policy, it worked.

Thanks

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