![]() ![]() (Not really, but that's the link you want. If you close your Microsoft account, in addition to not being able to sign in to or access Skype, you'll no longer be able to sign in to other Microsoft consumer products or services such as, Office Online, OneDrive, Xbox Live, or Windows. It is not possible to separate your Skype profile from your Microsoft account. It's unfortunate, but, in any case, to use a local account when you're setting up Windows 8.1, "create" a Microsoft account. Skype is one of a range of consumer services that is accessed through a Microsoft account. "Change an existing reservation" was under the "Make" a reservation option.įor us end users, we have to think non-intuitively (press ALL THE BUTTONS) to get tech tools to do what we want, because they're not all designed with common sense. I had a similar experience calling my credit card to change travel reservations made through them and the only options were "Make a travel reservation" and several non-travel-related options. "Create an account" under "Sign in with a Microsoft account" suggests you're going to create a new Microsoft account-not uncover the hidden use a local account option. This is just poor user experience and UI design. It's frustratingly not intuitive, but in this case, you should click the "Create an account" link and at the bottom of that screen, choose "use existing account," which logs you in with the local account you set up in Windows 8 or earlier.
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