Windows 10: Duplicate account under "Your Info"

Discus and support Duplicate account under "Your Info" in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Hi. Today I noticed that I have two identical accounts in Settings. Both have the same name and same e-mail address. One just doesn't have a profile... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by Aerozolic, Dec 8, 2020.

  1. Aerozolic Win User

    Duplicate account under "Your Info"


    Hi.

    Today I noticed that I have two identical accounts in Settings. Both have the same name and same e-mail address. One just doesn't have a profile picture. Any idea where the second one came from and how to get rid of it?


    Duplicate account under "Your Info" [​IMG]


    Windows version 20H2.

    Thanks!

    :)
     
    Aerozolic, Dec 8, 2020
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  2. 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:
     
    Vesao, Dec 8, 2020
    #2
  3. Windows Live Mail duplicate contacts

    Hi Bruce,

    I understand that there are duplicate contacts in Windows Live Mail and I will be happy to answer your query.

    I suggest you to follow the steps below to do a cleanup of contacts that are duplicated.



    • Open your Live Mail.
    • Click Contacts on the lower left corner of your page.
    • Click Clean up contacts on the Home Tab before your name, this will lead you to connect on your web page account.
    • Click Save.
    Alternate way to clean the duplicates.

    • Sign in to
      http://people.live.com
      .
    • Click Manage towards the top.
    • Click Clean up contacts.
    • Click Save and continue button.
    Hope the above information helps. Please reply to us with the status and we will be glad to help you further.
     
    Niranjan Manjhi, Dec 8, 2020
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  4. Duplicate account under "Your Info"

    Windows 10 Login Duplicate Account

    Hi Andrew,

    We understand your concern about removing the duplicate user account in your computer.
    There are several factors that we have to consider in troubleshooting this issue. In order for us to efficiently assist you, we just have few questions for you:

    • Were there any changes made to your computer prior to the issue?
    • Have you checked if the user that you are logged in to is the admin account?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you already performed?

    Regards.
     
    Darian Tab, Dec 8, 2020
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