From: V@nguard.LH   
      
   When I installed Windows 11 (into a VirtualBox virtual machine), I used   
   a local (offline) account, not a Microsoft account.  I used Rufus to   
   eliminate getting pushed to an MS account along with eliminating the   
   requirements for TPM and Secure Boot.   
      
   Now I would like to switch to a Microsoft account (after first saving an   
   image backup).  The instructions below say to go to Settings -> Accounts   
   -> Your info (or go to ms-settings:yourinfo), and select "Sign in with a   
   Microsoft account instead".   
      
   https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-from-a-local-   
   ccount-to-a-microsoft-account-in-windows-395203bf-9f1b-eb24-b042-5b8dae6c1d20   
      
   That link isn't there, but there is a "Sign in" link.  My concern is if   
   a *new* Windows account along with a new user profile folder gets   
   created for use with my MS account instead of reusing the existing local   
   Windows account that gets linked to my MS account.  That is, will I get   
   a new Windows account linked to my MS account, or do I get to keep using   
   my existing Windows profile that gets linked to my MS account?  If I get   
   a new Windows account and profile folder for use with my MS account,   
   everything I've setup, so far, regarding program installs,   
   configuration, and tweaks in my local Windows account is lost.  Well,   
   the old profile may still exist, but maybe it won't be the one used when   
   I switch to using an MS account.   
      
   Once I get linked to my MS account, does my Win11 license get recorded   
   in my MS account?   
      
   While logged into my local Windows account, is there an oobe command I   
   run to link *it* to my MS account instead of creating a new local   
   account that links to my MS account?   
      
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