Accessing Microsoft Teams for Education using school or organizational credentials
For a school account sign-in problem on Windows, use this order:
- Restart the laptop.
- If updates are pending, use Update and restart.
- This can clear temporary sign-in issues.
- Check whether the school account is connected in Windows.
- Open Settings > Accounts > Access work or school.
- If the school account is listed, select it and choose Disconnect.
- Restart the laptop.
- Then try signing in to the school account again.
- Use Get Help if the laptop is signed in with a work or school account.
- Get Help can provide troubleshooting resources and run diagnostic tests for Microsoft work or school account issues.
- If Windows Hello or PIN sign-in is involved, try another sign-in method if available, such as password, and review Windows Hello troubleshooting.
- Contact the school IT helpdesk if the problem continues.
- School accounts are managed by the institution.
- If the device is not properly enrolled in the school system, sign-in can fail even when the credentials are correct.
- For work or school accounts, technical assistance may need to come from the organization’s IT admin.