Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have his
password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to someone else,
so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft account account and
connect it with hers. How do I do that? I can't see how to do it. thanks.

--
"A mans got to know his limitations"
- clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

On 3/12/2021 5:43 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:

> Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have his
> password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to someone
> else, so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft account and
> connect it with hers. How do I do that? I can't see how to do it. thanks.

so she can log on with her Microsoft account and password and none of
the data from my friends M$ account will be connected to or associated
with her or this laptop. thanks

--
"A mans got to know his limitations"
- clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

On 3/12/2021 5:52 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
> On 3/12/2021 5:43 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
>
>> Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have
>> his password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to
>> someone else, so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft account
>> and connect it with hers. How do I do that? I can't see how to do it.
>> thanks.
>
> so she can log on with her Microsoft account and password and none of
> the data from my friends M$ account will be connected to or associated
> with her or this laptop. thanks
>
>

sorry, forgot to mention running windows 10 with all updates

--
"A mans got to know his limitations"
- clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com> wrote
> Yosemite Sam wrote
>> Yosemite Sam wrote

>>> Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have his
>>> password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to someone else,
>>> so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft account and connect it
>>> with hers. How do I do that? I can't see how to do it.

>> so she can log on with her Microsoft account and password and none of the
>> data from my friends M$ account will be connected to or associated with
>> her or this laptop. thanks

> sorry, forgot to mention running windows 10 with all updates

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/reset-your-windows-local-account-password-86912508-e584-37cc-86eb-6e9b0542b5ba#WindowsVersion=Windows_10

On 3/12/2021 7:18 pm, Rod Speed wrote:
> Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com> wrote
>> Yosemite Sam wrote
>>> Yosemite Sam wrote
>
>>>> Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have
>>>> his password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to
>>>> someone else, so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft
>>>> account and connect it with hers. How do I do that? I can't see how
>>>> to do it.
>
>>> so she can log on with her Microsoft account and password and none
>>> of the data from my friends M$ account will be connected to or
>>> associated with her or this laptop. thanks
>
>> sorry, forgot to mention running windows 10 with all updates
>
> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/reset-your-windows-local-account-password-86912508-e584-37cc-86eb-6e9b0542b5ba#WindowsVersion=Windows_10
>

it's not using a local account password to sign in, it's using his
Microsoft account. should i just change the sign in option to local
account? but then will her email and password be associated
with/connected to his M$ account?

--
"A mans got to know his limitations"
- clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

Am Fri, 3 Dec 2021 17:43:06 +1100
schrieb Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>:

> Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have
> his password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to
> someone else, so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft account
> account and connect it with hers. How do I do that? I can't see how
> to do it. thanks.

Reinstall the operating system. You get the Win 10 ISOs from MS for
free: https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10
Then reinstall Windows. Also completely wipe the HDD before giving it
to someone else.
It is necessary to do so to ensure the data from the former owner is
being wiped.

On 4/12/2021 1:21 am, Marco Moock wrote:
> Am Fri, 3 Dec 2021 17:43:06 +1100
> schrieb Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>:
>
>> Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have
>> his password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to
>> someone else, so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft account
>> account and connect it with hers. How do I do that? I can't see how
>> to do it. thanks.
> Reinstall the operating system. You get the Win 10 ISOs from MS for
> free: https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10
> Then reinstall Windows.

yes I know, but I was trying to avoid that, and find an easier way to
swap ownership.

> Also completely wipe the HDD before giving it
> to someone else.
> It is necessary to do so to ensure the data from the former owner is
> being wiped.
>

yes I would erase the hard drive before reinstalling windows and software

--
"A mans got to know his limitations"
- clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

Am Sat, 4 Dec 2021 01:45:03 +1100
schrieb Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>:

> yes I know, but I was trying to avoid that, and find an easier way to
> swap ownership.
Don't do this. If you don't wipe the drive, private data can be read by
the new owner. Deleting them from the file system isn't enough to
safely delete them.
Do you really want that?

Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com> wrote
>>> Yosemite Sam wrote
>>>> Yosemite Sam wrote
>>
>>>>> Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have his
>>>>> password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to someone
>>>>> else, so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft account and
>>>>> connect it with hers. How do I do that? I can't see how to do it.
>>
>>>> so she can log on with her Microsoft account and password and none of
>>>> the data from my friends M$ account will be connected to or associated
>>>> with her or this laptop. thanks
>>
>>> sorry, forgot to mention running windows 10 with all updates
>>
>> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/reset-your-windows-local-account-password-86912508-e584-37cc-86eb-6e9b0542b5ba#WindowsVersion=Windows_10
>
>
> it's not using a local account password to sign in, it's using his
> Microsoft account. should i just change the sign in option to local
> account? but then will her email and password be associated with/connected
> to his M$ account?

Better to do a factory reset of the laptop. That will see it update
again, but would ensure that nothing stupid the previous owner
had done would still be there.

Rod Speed wrote:

>
> Better to do a factory reset of the laptop. That will see it update
> again, but would ensure that nothing stupid the previous owner
> had done would still be there.

I picke up a PC tossed out on verge collection. Seemed the CPU fan was
clogged with lint, a simple clean was all it needed to get it going.
I found it had home videos of swinger's parties on it. I couldn't watch
them though - all fat middle-aged people, pretty sad and desperate lot.

On 4/12/2021 2:20 am, Marco Moock wrote:
> Am Sat, 4 Dec 2021 01:45:03 +1100
> schrieb Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>:
>
>> yes I know, but I was trying to avoid that, and find an easier way to
>> swap ownership.
> Don't do this. If you don't wipe the drive, private data can be read by
> the new owner. Deleting them from the file system isn't enough to
> safely delete them.
> Do you really want that?
>

the person I'll be giving it to is not computer savvy enough to recover
deleted data or would want to. However, if there's no way to change
ownership I will have to wipe the drive and reinstall everything, I guess.

--
"A mans got to know his limitations"
- clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 14:07:11 +1100, Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>
wrote:

>On 4/12/2021 2:20 am, Marco Moock wrote:
>> Am Sat, 4 Dec 2021 01:45:03 +1100
>> schrieb Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>:
>>
>>> yes I know, but I was trying to avoid that, and find an easier way to
>>> swap ownership.
>> Don't do this. If you don't wipe the drive, private data can be read by
>> the new owner. Deleting them from the file system isn't enough to
>> safely delete them.
>> Do you really want that?
>>
>
>the person I'll be giving it to is not computer savvy enough to recover
>deleted data or would want to. However, if there's no way to change
>ownership I will have to wipe the drive and reinstall everything, I guess.

Ccleaner has a good windows wipe program after reinstall (“Reset Your
PC”), after just wipe free space, takes all night or more for highest
security wipe. Free, use then uninstall.
https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/download
Go to Tools, Drive Wiper
--
Petzl
Gough Whitlam when Joe Riordan lost the seat of Philip in Sydney’s
eastern suburbs. “Comrade, comrade, how negligent of you. To lose a
seat in which there is not one but three cemeteries is unforgivable.”

I had an uncle that lived in Wellington. He voted Liberal all his
life until he passed away 10 years ago. Now he votes Labor.

On 4/12/2021 4:49 pm, Nvidia-ARMless wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>>
>> Better to do a factory reset of the laptop. That will see it update
>> again, but would ensure that nothing stupid the previous owner
>> had done would still be there.
>
> I picke up a PC tossed out on verge collection. Seemed the CPU fan was
> clogged with lint, a simple clean was all it needed to get it going.
> I found it had home videos of swinger's parties on it. I couldn't watch
> them though - all fat middle-aged people, pretty sad and desperate lot.

Hilarious!

On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 09:17:46 +1100, Max posted:-

> On 4/12/2021 4:49 pm, Nvidia-ARMless wrote:
> > Rod Speed wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Better to do a factory reset of the laptop. That will see it update
> >> again, but would ensure that nothing stupid the previous owner
> >> had done would still be there.
> >
> > I picke up a PC tossed out on verge collection. Seemed the CPU fan
> > was clogged with lint, a simple clean was all it needed to get it
> > going. I found it had home videos of swinger's parties on it. I
> > couldn't watch them though - all fat middle-aged people, pretty sad
> > and desperate lot.
>
> Hilarious!

Did you recognise anyone?

On 5/12/2021 2:07 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
> On 4/12/2021 2:20 am, Marco Moock wrote:
>> Am Sat, 4 Dec 2021 01:45:03 +1100
>> schrieb Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>:
>>
>>> yes I know, but I was trying to avoid that, and find an easier way to
>>> swap ownership.
>> Don't do this. If you don't wipe the drive, private data can be read by
>> the new owner. Deleting them from the file system isn't enough to
>> safely delete them.
>> Do you really want that?
>>
>
> the person I'll be giving it to is not computer savvy enough to
> recover deleted data or would want to. However, if there's no way to
> change ownership I will have to wipe the drive and reinstall
> everything, I guess.
>

I've erased the drive and will do a clean install of windoze and software

--
"his opinions have been crushed into insignificant dust
by the enormous weight of his lies" - Alvey on Derro

On 12/12/2021 2:18 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
> On 5/12/2021 2:07 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
>> On 4/12/2021 2:20 am, Marco Moock wrote:
>>> Am Sat, 4 Dec 2021 01:45:03 +1100
>>> schrieb Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>:
>>>
>>>> yes I know, but I was trying to avoid that, and find an easier way to
>>>> swap ownership.
>>> Don't do this. If you don't wipe the drive, private data can be read by
>>> the new owner. Deleting them from the file system isn't enough to
>>> safely delete them.
>>> Do you really want that?
>>>
>>
>> the person I'll be giving it to is not computer savvy enough to
>> recover deleted data or would want to. However, if there's no way to
>> change ownership I will have to wipe the drive and reinstall
>> everything, I guess.
>>
>
> I've erased the drive and will do a clean install of windoze and software
>

Does that mean you will have to pay for a new Windows licence?

Am Sonntag, 12. Dezember 2021, um 15:01:41 Uhr schrieb Max:

>Does that mean you will have to pay for a new Windows licence?
No, you still have the license. Computers with Windows 8 or newer
preinstalled have their license key in a UEFI variable and the new
installed Windows can use it, if it is the same edition (e.g. key for
Win 10 Pro you need Win 10 Pro to make it work).

On 12/12/2021 3:01 pm, Max wrote:
> On 12/12/2021 2:18 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
>> On 5/12/2021 2:07 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
>>> On 4/12/2021 2:20 am, Marco Moock wrote:
>>>> Am Sat, 4 Dec 2021 01:45:03 +1100
>>>> schrieb Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> yes I know, but I was trying to avoid that, and find an easier way to
>>>>> swap ownership.
>>>> Don't do this. If you don't wipe the drive, private data can be
>>>> read by
>>>> the new owner. Deleting them from the file system isn't enough to
>>>> safely delete them.
>>>> Do you really want that?
>>>>
>>>
>>> the person I'll be giving it to is not computer savvy enough to
>>> recover deleted data or would want to. However, if there's no way to
>>> change ownership I will have to wipe the drive and reinstall
>>> everything, I guess.
>>>
>>
>> I've erased the drive and will do a clean install of windoze and
>> software
>>
>
> Does that mean you will have to pay for a new Windows licence?

no I just used the same licence

--
"his opinions have been crushed into insignificant dust
by the enormous weight of his lies" - Alvey on Derro

Max <max@val.morgan> wrote
> Yosemite Sam wrote
>> Yosemite Sam wrote
>>> Marco Moock wrote
>>>> Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com> wrote

>>>>> yes I know, but I was trying to avoid that, and find an easier way to
>>>>> swap ownership.

>>>> Don't do this. If you don't wipe the drive, private data can be read by
>>>> the new owner. Deleting them from the file system isn't enough to
>>>> safely delete them.

>>>> Do you really want that?

>>> the person I'll be giving it to is not computer savvy enough to recover
>>> deleted data or would want to. However, if there's no way to change
>>> ownership I will have to wipe the drive and reinstall everything, I
>>> guess.

>> I've erased the drive and will do a clean install of windoze and software

> Does that mean you will have to pay for a new Windows licence?

Nope.

Yosemite Sam <felix@invalid.com> wrote in
news:j0tsfhFgd0rU1@mid.individual.net:

create her a new account in settings . Easier than reinstall if
windows is in okay shape.

>
> Hi all. a friend gave me on old laptop to use as I see fit. I have
> his password so I can log in, but I want to give the laptop to
> someone else, so I need to disassociate it with his Microsoft
> account account and connect it with hers. How do I do that? I
> can't see how to do it. thanks.
>