Windows 10: Deleted an admin account and want to recover it. Still have access to its C:\Users\ folder

My first admin account after building my computer was a school account that was not a microsoft account or a local account. I used a PIN to unlock the computer. I decided to change the PC from using a school account to a local account. I then created a new local account and made it admin. Then I went to settings, accounts, access work or school, and then disconnected my school account. Then the PC restarted and all my settings, preferences, and apps were deleted. It made it so I was a different admin. I want to go back to my old account so I keep all my settings and apps I already installed. When I go to the C:\Users\, I still see my old account folder there. Nothing was deleted. I want to go back to that account but I can't login using the old admin account. Thank you for your help. Windows 10 Version 1909

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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.

 

C windows installer folder - Delete?

He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink
Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

Like:
First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
Then type this in command mode as admin
mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.

 

How to recover files of deleted Windows 10 User Account?

As what I said, the account was deleted and was not able to backup the files stored in that account. The two options doesn't work in this case. But thanks anyway.