Windows 10: New Win10 Logged in with wrong account

Discus and support New Win10 Logged in with wrong account in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Upon setting up my new PC I used the wrong Microsoft Login. It's now rebooting and using this incorrect account. How do I remove this account and log... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by BuzWeaver, Jun 4, 2021.

  1. BUZWEAVER
    BuzWeaver Win User

    New Win10 Logged in with wrong account


    Upon setting up my new PC I used the wrong Microsoft Login. It's now rebooting and using this incorrect account. How do I remove this account and log in with the correct Microsoft account?

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    BuzWeaver, Jun 4, 2021
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  2. BUZWEAVER
    BuzWeaver Win User

    New Win10 Logged in with wrong account

    Upon setting up my new PC I used the wrong Microsoft Login. It's now rebooting and using this incorrect account. How do I remove this account and log in with the correct Microsoft account?
     
    BuzWeaver, Jun 4, 2021
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  3. ANGUS
    angus Win User
    Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


    Hello,
    Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
    I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
    I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
    Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
    I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
    Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
    Cheers
     
    angus, Jun 4, 2021
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  4. BARMAN58
    Barman58 Win User

    New Win10 Logged in with wrong account

    New Win10 Logged in with wrong account

    It should just be a case of logging out of the incorrect account, and then logging in as the correct one. Once logged in as the correct account you can remove the wrong account.

    This assumes that the correct account is an admin account, if not, log in and out of the Correct account to set it up and then use the incorrect account to set the correct account to be an administrator then log out and log in as the
    account as an Admin

    Only once happy that all is working, you can delete the wrong account, [or keep it unused for emergencies such as issues with the correct account in the future.]

    It's my policy to always have at least two admin accounts, Just in Case - I try to log in to the spare account after every monthly update just to check it works and update any changes that are set on an account basis
     
    Barman58, Jun 4, 2021
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