Windows 10: Windows 10: Deleting Admin Account

Discus and support Windows 10: Deleting Admin Account in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I am the sole user of my Windows 10 Home OS PC. I log on to my Local Account with Administrator privileges. This is me: [ATTACH] I've been... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Mike the Wino, Feb 28, 2020.

  1. Windows 10: Deleting Admin Account


    I am the sole user of my Windows 10 Home OS PC. I log on to my Local Account with Administrator privileges. This is me:


    Windows 10: Deleting Admin Account admin.jpg


    I've been receiving permission errors when trying to access certain files in File Explorer, so I thought I'd add a new Windows account as an Administrator, which I thought would give me full permissions to access those files. Here is my desktop at bootup:


    Windows 10: Deleting Admin Account del-admin.jpg


    However, when I log in to Windows using that account, I still have the same issues. Now I would like to delete that additional Administrator account. How do I do this?


    Thanks!

    :)
     
    Mike the Wino, Feb 28, 2020
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  2. Zakin Win User

    Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

    Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

    I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

    It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

    EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown Windows 10: Deleting Admin Account :(
     
    Zakin, Feb 28, 2020
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  3. Vesao Win User
    Remove account


    I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
    To delete an account, follow these steps:
    1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
    2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:
      Code:
      net user test /del
     
    Vesao, Feb 28, 2020
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  4. kenkickr Win User

    Windows 10: Deleting Admin Account

    Deleting User Accounts

    If you can access the admin account through safe mode then all you have to do to remove the other account passwords is go into User Accounts in the control panel and either delete the accounts or, I'm not sure, remove the account passwords.
     
    kenkickr, Feb 28, 2020
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