Windows 10: How to remove profile details password, photo, email address etc. of previous user of a...

I purchased a used HP EliteBook9470 Windows 10 Pro 64-bit whose previous user is not available at the moment toremove his profile password etc. from the machine. Though the system has accepted my profile username, password, photo and email address as a new user, his photo and email sign in still pops up during my working on the machine. My problem is that I want to get rid of this disturbing factor. I have already tried to remove his detailsthrough SETTINGS but only could add my photo as a new user.Can anyone guide me on how to technically or otherwise without reinstalling WINDOWS rect

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old email addresses

Thank you for updating me HA.111

Here is the step to remove that old email address.

Start typing an email address into the “To” field. As soon as you see the old email address being recommended as one of the potential candidates, use the down arrow key to scroll through the list of suggestions. Once you highlight the old email address, type the delete key. In many cases, this will actually remove the entry not only from the current list of suggestions but from future suggestions as well. You may even find that as you mouse over the drop-down list the highlighted item will have an “x” to explicitly allow you to delete it.

Just do this step and your good to go.

Continue to have an escellent day HA.111

Best regards,

Anthony C. De Jesus

Independent Advisor

 

Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.

 

correcting email address after setup

Hi Marian,

Your concern about using the correct email address can be facilitated by adding and deleting user accounts on your device. Successfully created profiles can be changed to either a local or an administrator account as well as adding a name that would appear
on the logon screen. Editing profile details, which includes the registered email address, are currently unavailable. We'd recommend performing the following to add and delete user accounts on your device:

Add a user account

You can perform the steps posted on this
link. The link will provide steps for Home, Professional, and Enterprise editions of Windows 10. It will also provide the needed steps to make sure that the new account is set as an administrator.

Delete user account

• Search and launch Settings using Cortana.
• Click on Accounts.
• Click on Family & other user.
• Under Other users, locate and click on the account that you need to remove.
• Click on Remove.
• Follow on-screen prompts.

Let us know if you need further assistance.