Windows 10: Help with WDAGUtilityAccount

Hello,I recently changed the password of this user: WDAGUtilityAccount, using the "net user [password]" command in cmd.I was wondering if that will cause security issues? What is the original password of the user?

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WDAGUtilityAccount

WDAGUtilityAccount and DefaultAccount are not replacing your user account, they are in addition to any other user accounts. They are necessary for the system to operate normally. DefaultAccount is a template for creating new user accounts and WDAGUtilityAccount is stated by the system to be "A user account managed and used by the system for Windows Defender Application Guard scenarios."

Neither account is active, nor should they be made so. Both accounts are managed by the system and should be left alone.








There are other system accounts besides these two. Open a command prompt and type NET USERS

The names will include: Administrator, DefaultAccount, Guest and WDAGUtilityAccount. A Pro system running Hyper-V will also include RDV GRAPHICS SERVICE. Any other names will be your normal user account or accounts.

 

WDAGUtilityAccount

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern regarding the WDAGUtilityAccount and we will certainly help you with the information.



WDAGUtilityAccount is part of Application Guard beginning with Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update). This account remains disabled until Application Guard is enabled on your device. This item is integrated to the OS and is not
considered as a threat/virus/malware.



There are multiple system accounts that are built-in to Windows and WDAGUtilityAccount is one of them.



Based on the screenshot that you have provided, when you run net user command, it displays all the accounts in the system, including the default account, administrator and guest and your user accounts. However, this is displayed in alphabetical order
and in columns of three.



In the below screenshot, I have created the 5 test accounts and this is displayed on top as per the alphabetical order.



If you type netplwiz command in Windows Search, you will see the User Accounts window which shows all the user accounts that you have created and can login to.







If you need full information on the user accounts on your system, you can run the following command in the command prompt.

wmic useraccount list full



We await your response.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

WDAGUtilityAccount ????

WDAGUtilityAccount

Okay, but what is this account for? Why is it on my Windows 10 Home edition at all? Can I delete it??