Disable Microsoft Account Sync Using PowerShell

To disable Microsoft Account Sync using a PowerShell script, you can use the following script which will create a registry key to disable the sync:

# DisableMicrosoftAccountSync.ps1

# Run PowerShell as Administrator
if (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) {
    $arguments = "& '" + $myinvocation.mycommand.definition + "'"
    Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs -ArgumentList $arguments
    Break
}

# Create registry key to disable Microsoft Account Sync
$path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync"
$key = "DisableSettingSync"

if (-not(Test-Path $path)) {
    New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
}

Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $key -Value 2 -Type DWord -Force

Write-Host "Microsoft Account Sync has been disabled successfully."

To execute this script, follow these steps:

  1. Open PowerShell with administrator privileges. To do this, search for "PowerShell" in the Start menu, right-click on "Windows PowerShell", and select "Run as administrator".
  2. Change the execution policy to allow running unsigned scripts if you haven't already. Run this command: "Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser"
  3. Save the above script in a file named "DisableMicrosoftAccountSync.ps1" on your computer.
  4. Navigate to the directory where you saved the script, for example: "cd C:\Users\<YourUsername>\Desktop"
  5. Run the script by typing .\DisableMicrosoftAccountSync.ps1 and pressing Enter.
This will disable the Microsoft Account Sync on your computer. If you want to re-enable it later, just change the value of "-Value" from "2" to "0" in the script and run it again.

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