Avoid staying signed in on a public computer

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Your sign-in experience is changing

The web browser sign-in experience is changing when you sign in to any product or service using your Microsoft account. Starting in February 2025, you will stay signed in automatically unless you sign out or use private browsing.

If you sign in on your own computer, your browser will remember your sign-in information, but if you sign in on a computer, phone or tablet that doesn’t belong to you, or is accessed by other people, you should follow the steps below to use a private browsing window instead.

Private browsing ensures that others won’t be able to:

  • Access your Microsoft account, OneDrive or Outlook.com mailbox.
  • See your search and browsing history.

To sign out from your Microsoft account in a web browser, select your profile picture in the top right corner of the page and select Sign out. Alternatively, you can sign out manually below.

Sign out

Tip: Always close all browser windows after signing out. If you no longer have access to a device where you were signed in, read How to sign out everywhere.

How to start private browsing

All major web browsers offer some form of private browsing mode, which prevents history, cookies, and site data from being saved on your device. Here’s how to access private browsing on some popular browsers.