Windows 10: deleted administrator profile in Windows 10

How can I recover a deleted administrator account in Windows 10? The restore function fails -- presumably because the files under c:\windows\users\rolename were deleted when that rolename was deleted.

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Is there a way to delete the administrator profile without the password on Windows 10?

Hello Kolby,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.



An administrator account is a user account that lets you make changes that will affect other users. Administrators can change security settings, install software and hardware, and access all files on the computer. Administrators can also make changes
to other user accounts.



You will be able to delete another user account only if you are the administrator with complete user rights on the PC. If you are using a local or administrator with limited user rights account, you will not be able to delete the account unless you
know the administrator password of the actual administrative user profile.



Since you do not know the password of the Administrator user profile, you will not be able to make any major system changes on the PC.



Step 1: If you get to know the administrator password, I suggest you to convert the user profile to administrator profile
by following the steps below:

• 
  Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type
  Control panel and click on the top most search result.
  
• 
  Select User Accounts or Change account type
  from the window and click on your user account name.
  
  
• 
  Select Administrator and click on
  Change account type.
  
• 
  Close the window and check if the changes are effective.
  

Step 2: Follow the steps below to delete the user profile:

• Press Windows logo + X keys on the keyboard and select
  Command prompt (Admin) from the context menu.
• Enter the administrator password when prompted and click OK
• Enter net user and press Enter. You will now see all user account in the system.
• Then type net user accname /del and press Enter. For example: If you want to delete the user account named
  computer, then the command line net user computer /del.
• Reboot the PC and check if the changes are effective

Write to us with the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.

 

Windows 10 not loading profile

Hello,

As per the issue description, seems like your current administrator profile is corrupted. We suggest that you

create a new administrator profile. Once done, you can transfer your files from the current administrator profile to the new one. Kindly follow the steps below using your new administrator profile:

• Type This PC on the search filed in the Task Bar.
• Select This PC under Desktop app on the results.
• Under This PC, choose Local Disk (C.
• Click on the Users folder at the right panel of the window. You will be able to see the files from all the users on your PC.
• You can delete the previous administrator account.

Regarding the issue with Microsoft Edge on your son's profile, click on this
related thread and check on the response by Tiero Chi. This includes several suggestions that you can work on.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

How to activate the inactive administrator user profile on Windows 10?

Hello Gimm,



Thank you for replying with the status of the issue.



You may be facing the above issue due to the corrupted user profile on the PC.
Enable built-in administrator by following the steps below, create a new administrator user profile, transfer all the data from the previous administrative user profile and check if the issue is resolved.



Step 1: Enable built-in administrator account.

• 
  Open elevated command prompt by entering Safe mode with Command prompt.
  To go to safe mode, use the power button on the sign-in screen and press
  Shift + Restart. This will take you to the recovery boot menu. Click
  Troubleshoot> Advanced options> Startup settings.
  You then see a list where you can choose Safe Mode with Command prompt.
  
• 
  Type the following command: net user administrator /active:yes
  
• 
  Login into the built in administrator user profile and create a new user profile with administrator privileges.
  
• 
  Delete the corrupted user account from the built in administrator.
  
• 
  Then lock your screen by pressing Windows key + L, and sign-in at the
  Administrator account.
  
• 
  Check if the issue persist and you can disable built in administrator account by typing the command:
  net user administrator /active:no
  in the Command prompt (Admin).
  

Step 2: To create a new administrative user account follow the steps below:

• 
  Open Elevated command prompt by right clicking on the
  Start icon and select Command prompt (Admin).
  
• 
  Type net user NewAccount password /add
  and click Enter.
  
• 
  Type net localgroup Administrators NewAccount /add and click
  Enter.
  
• 
  Log off from the system and login to the new user account.
  

Write to us with the status of the issue for further assistance, we will be happy to help you.



Thank you.