OneNote: how to use the Tool without a Microsoft Account
You want to use the Tool of Office OneNote without entering the Microsoft account, we have the following tips for you:
- After you installed Office and OneNote have been launched, you will be prompted to log in with your Microsoft Account.
- To work around this, click on "create New account". The registration will then be opened in a new window.
- There you will have the option to close the window and use OneNote without a Microsoft account.
- You just have to click on the "x" in the upper right-hand corner. Alternatively, you can press [ALT] + [F4] to Close.
- Unfortunately, you need to perform this operation at each startup of OneNote.

Onenote without a Microsoft account
This practical tip is based on Office 2016 on Windows 10. In our next tip we will show you the three best OneNote Alternative.