Windows 10: How do I delete the Local Administrator on my microsoft account?

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  1. MALAIKARICE
    MalaikaRice Win User

    How do I delete the Local Administrator on my microsoft account?


    How do I delete the Local Administrator user on my Microsoft account? I already have the only Administrator account with my password that I always use to do everything on Microsoft!

    :)
     
    MalaikaRice, Oct 27, 2019
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  2. SHAHJAHAN
    Shahjahan Win User

    Deleting an Local Administrator Account

    Hello Thanks for your reply, I red the article and followed the steps within my capacity, however still having the same problem technically I do not see the delete link at the Administrator Account like it is at the other one...So confusing pls check the image - Thanks
    How do I delete the Local Administrator on my microsoft account? [​IMG]

    How do I delete the Local Administrator on my microsoft account? [​IMG]
     
    Shahjahan, Oct 27, 2019
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  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    Deleting an Local Administrator Account

    Welcom to TenForums @Shahjahan

    OK, let's get this problem clearly defined.

    You say you created a local administrator account, you also talk about your 'original' account. Can you tell us which is which in the images you posted? You also say you followed the steps in the article. That would have enabled the built-in Administrator account.

    Your first screenshot shows a gmail account with the name obscured. This would be a Microsoft account as it has an email address as its name. I assume this is the one you call 'original'.

    The second screenshot shows the built-in Administrator account. This is a system account, it cannot ever be deleted as is a necessary part of Windows. You cannot create an account named 'Administrator' either, this is a reserved name, along with others like 'Guest', so that is NOT the account you think you created.

    It would appear you have just the two active accounts, your original one with the gmail name and the built-in Administrator. What was the name of the local account you thought you had created?

    To see a full list of all the accounts on your system, whether enabled for log in or not, open a Command Prompt (Admin) and type the command net users

    You will see your user accounts, along with a number of other accounts used by the system. Administrator, DefaultAccount and Guest are built-in accounts, WDAGUtilityAccount is used by Windows Defender in version 1803, but may not exist in earlier versions. Any other names are your user accounts.

    For each user account, type the command net user accountname (using each actual name instead of 'accountname'). Only accounts that say 'Account active Yes' will be visible in the screenshots you posted.

    It may be that the account you tried to create is not active/enabled, if so, you need to make it active (as you did for Administartor) before you can manage it in Settings.
     
    Bree, Oct 27, 2019
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  4. KARI
    Kari Win User

    How do I delete the Local Administrator on my microsoft account?

    Change Microsoft Account Details in Administrator Account


    Hi Daryl, welcome to the Ten Forums.

    It's quite easy in fact, simply switch the account in question first to a local account, then switch back to a Microsoft account, this time using your wife's MS account credentials.

    Tutorials:
    Notice that before doing this you need to remove the new additional MS account on the PC, the one you created with her credentials. Windows allows only one user account for each email address, if the new account exists you cannot switch the original administrator account to an MS account using the same email address. Tutorial: User Account - Delete in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums
     
    Kari, Oct 27, 2019
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