Summary
It’s annoying to encounter the “your Microsoft account requires attention” issue on Windows 10. Actually, it is pretty easy to help you out so long as you try these methods mentioned in this post that are offered by MiniTool Solution. Now, let’s see them.
The Windows Insider program is a great way of previewing and testing new features in Windows 10 before they make it to the final version. But it has some errors, and one of those errors is that your Microsoft account requires attention to get insider builds. Below I’ll list a couple of methods to fix the error.
How to Fix the “Your Microsoft Account Requires Attention” Error
Method 1: Use a Microsoft Account
You can convert your local account to Microsoft account to fix the error. Here are the steps:
Step 1: Press the Windows key + I key to open the Settings application. Then navigate to the Accounts section.
Step 2: Then click the Sign in with a Microsoft account instead option.
Step 3: Now enter your email and password.
Then your account will be converted to the Microsoft account and the “your Microsoft account requires attention” error should be fixed.
What’s the difference between a local account and Microsoft account? Here is the information on Windows 10 local account vs Microsoft account.
Method 2: Re-enter Your Microsoft Account
If the error still exists, you can try to re-enter your Microsoft account. This is quite simple to do, and you can do it by following these steps:
Step 1: Open the Settings application again and go to the Accounts section.
Step 2: Then you should select the Sign in with a local account instead option.
Step 3: Enter your current password and click Next.
Step 4: Now enter the desired user name and password that you want to use and click Next. Now click Sign out and finish.
Then your Microsoft account will be converted to the local account. Now you just need to convert your local account back to the Microsoft account and the “your Microsoft account requires attention” error should be fixed.
Method 3: Create a New Account and Convert It to Microsoft Account
You can also create a new account and convert it to a Microsoft account. You can do the following:
Step 1: Open the Settings application and go to the Accounts section.
Step 2: Choose Family & other people from the menu on the left. Click the Add someone else to this PC option.
Step 3: Then select the I don’t have this person’s sign-in information option.
Step 4: Now choose Add a user without a Microsoft account. Then enter the desired username and click Next.
Now you just need to convert the new local account to Microsoft account and the problem with Insiders build should be resolved.
In your daily life, you can log in many devices and websites with Microsoft account. Thus, it’s important to secure and protect your Microsoft account.
Method 4: Modify Your Registry
Here is the last method for you — use Registry Editor. To do that, follow these steps:
Step 1: Press the Windows key + R key to open the Run box. Then type regedit and click OK.
Step 2: In the left pane, navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\Applicability
Step 3: Then locate the EnablePreviewBuilds value, double-click it and set it to 1. If this value isn’t available, be sure to create it and change it accordingly.
After doing that, check if the problem is still there.
Final Words
That is all the information on how to fix the “your Microsoft account requires attention” error on Windows 10. If you are having such an issue, now follow these methods above to get rid of the trouble.
Originally published at https://www.minitool.com on November 22, 2019.
