Windows 10: There are two local accounts in my windows and i am not able to delete one

Recently, i have reset my pc and then after i signed in the microsoft store and suddenly I saw 2 user accounts in my pc where one says administrator and another one is my local accountwhich i use when i tried to delete the other but there is no option in the setting to delete but when i switch my user profile to administrator then it is showing delete option of my local account which i use....I tried different ways to change but nothing worked...

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How to delete local user accounts on Windows 10?

Hi Marvin,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand your concern about delete the multiple user accounts on your device. We will help you with this issue.

Try few of the below troubleshooting steps to delete local user account and check if it helps.

Note: When you want to delete a user account from your computer:

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  You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to delete a user account.
  
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  You will not be able to delete a user account that is currently signed in. You will need to sign out the user first.
  
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  Be sure to always have at least one enabled administrator account on the PC to avoid not being able to perform actions that require administrator rights.
  

Step 1: Steps to Remove a User Account in Settings

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  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.
  

OR

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

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

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

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

 

New Local Account Not Working In Windows 10

Hi Scott,

This issue could have happened due to corrupted profile on your Windows 10. We suggest that you delete the non-working profile on your PC and try to register it again.

To delete your non-working account, we suggest that you follow these steps:

• Click on the *Start menu**. It's the Windows logo in the bottom left of your screen.
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  Click on Settings.
  
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  Click on Accounts.
  
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  Click on Family & other users.
  
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  Click on the account you wish to remove.
  
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  Click on the remove button.
  
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  Click on the Delete account and data button.
  

We also suggest that you follow the steps on this
link to create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10.

Let us know if you need further assistance.