Windows 10: Remove the switch user button on win 10 home

So you have a shared laptop. You and a few other people are admins on it. You're doing stuff and you need to use the toilet. You put the screen down and go to use the toilet. You come back, open up your laptop and you notice that instead of listing the users in the bottom left it shows a button saying switch user. How do I make that button disappear and make it list the accounts on that PC once again. As I said, I'm on windows 10 HOME not pro or enterprise.

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Remove account

I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
To delete an account, follow these steps:

1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:

 

Cant switch users in Windows 10

Hi Sarah,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I apologize for the inconvenience caused. We are glad to help you.



Please share a few details:

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  What exactly happens when you try to switch users?
  
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  Do you receive any error message/code?
  
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  Did you make any changes to the computer prior to this issue?
  

I suggest you to follow the below steps to Switch users.

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  Press Ctrl + Alt + Del key altogether.
  
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  Click on Switch User.
  
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  Select the user with which you want to login.
  

If computer starts up with a user other than the one you want, login to that user account and switch user to the account that you need and check.



Hope this information helps. Do contact us for further queries. We will be happy to assist you.



Regards,

Jenith

 

Other User on startup screen?

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand your inconvenience. We will assist you with it.

Before proceeding, we would like to know if that another account is Microsoft account?

I suggest you to follow the step provided below to switch user.

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  Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete key.
  
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  Click on Switch User.
  
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  And select your user account.
  

Follow the steps provided below to remove Microsoft account.

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  Press Windows + I key.
  
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  Click on Accounts.
  
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  In your accounts, at the bottom click on the account you want to remove.
  
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  Then click on Remove button.
  
  
  

Hope it helps. Do let us know if your issue is resolved. For any further information, feel free to contact us.

Thank you.