Switching Between Accounts Manually

Summary

If you're both an employee and a student, you may need to access two separate Microsoft 365 accounts on the same device. This article explains how to switch between accounts manually.

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If you're both an employee and a student, you may need to access two separate Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts [Employee Account and Student Account] on the same device. 

Switching Accounts Manually

Use this method if you only need to access one account at a time.

Steps:

  1. Navigate to outlook.office.com in your browser. 

  2. Click your profile icon in the top right corner.

  3. Select “Sign in with a different account”.

  4. Log out of the current account.

  5. Sign in with the other StarID account.

Tip: This works for all services using Entra ID authentication, including Microsoft 365.

For additional options, refer to Switching Between Your Employee and Student Accounts. 

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