Windows 10: My Account keeps on reappearing after deleting user in Windows 10 family settings.

My account isn't listed in family settings online but it keeps appearing here. I tried allowing the account to sign in then remove it from control panel using advanced system settings --> user profiles settings & using control panel --> remove user accounts. When I remove the User it disappears for a short while only then reappears. I know maybe a Reset to the PC might work but I'm trying to find other solutions at first because I have another OS installed on this machine dual boot and things will become complex if I reinstall Windows. I have another PC with same account logged in and this doesn't show that's why I know the problem is with the Windows and nothing online. I found out about this problem when I tried to access this PC from another one using Remote Desktop where the app requested me to put the account If I enable this account to sign in then I can access via remote desktop but not my main account, it will be a new user and the user will have the same Microsoft Account. Please, help.






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Deleted account keeps reappearing

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Is it still appearing no matter how you try to delete? I suggest you to follow the steps below to remove user account from your computer, and check if it helps. Try the ones you’re comfortable with.

Step 1: Steps to Remove a User Account in Settings

• 
  Press Windows
  key, click on Settings.
  
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  Click on Account, click on
  Family and other users.
  
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  Select the user you want to delete under
  Other users and click on Remove.
  
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  Accept the UAC (User Account Control) prompt.
  
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  Select Delete account and data if you wish to delete account and the data and follow onscreen instructions.
  

Step 2: Steps to Delete a User Account in Command Prompt

• 
  Press Windows + X keys from the keyboard, select
  Command Prompt (Admin).
  
• 
  Type net user and hit Enter
  to list the user accounts on your device.
  
• 
  Type net user "User account”
  /delete and hit Enter to delete the user account.
  

Step 3: Steps to Delete a User Account in Run command.

• 
  Press Windows + R and type netplwiz, press
  Enter.
  
• 
  Select the User account, click on the
  Remove button.
  

Regards.

 

Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown

 

Windows 10 account keeps reappearing after deletion

Hi Frontier,

I appreciate the troubleshooting steps you have performed. Let’s try simple steps and check if this helps.

I suggest you to boot the system in safe mode and try deleting the user account.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode

• 
  Log-in to the Admin account, press Windows key + X and select
  Control Panel.
  
• 
  Click on View by: on top of the right side and select
  Small icons.
  
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  Click on User account and click on
  Manage another account.
  
• 
  Click on the account you want to delete and click on Delete the account.
  

Hope this helps. Let us know the result for assistance.

Thank you.