From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   VanguardLH  wrote:   
   > 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-loca   
   -account-to-a-microsoft-account-in-windows-395203bf-9f1b-eb24-b042-5b8dae6c1d20   
   >   
   > That link isn't there, but there is a "Sign in" link.   
      
   [After seeing your screenshot:]   
      
     You have to *open* ('>' at the right) the 'Your info' part. Then you   
   get a new screen, which should have:   
      
   "...   
    Account settings   
      
      Local account	        Sign in with a Microsoft account instead"   
      
     Where 'Sign in with a Microsoft account instead' is a link (in blue).   
      
   >							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.   
      
     As other have mentioned, this procedure *changes* the local account to   
   a Microsoft Account and keeps all your stuff, i.e. your old profile.   
      
     If still in doubt, do a simple Google search on 'windows change local   
   account to Microsoft Account' and the Google AI Overview' will give an   
   overview (also covering your concerns) and quick and detail   
   instructions.   
      
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