Windows 10: Totally confused about user accounts/can't delete user account.

Discus and support Totally confused about user accounts/can't delete user account. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; My Dad gifted me a laptop he is no longer using. He has all his files and said I can delete all of his content off the computer. I'd like to basically... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by mbss17, Nov 5, 2022.

  1. MBSS17
    mbss17 Win User

    Totally confused about user accounts/can't delete user account.


    My Dad gifted me a laptop he is no longer using. He has all his files and said I can delete all of his content off the computer. I'd like to basically start it from scratch. Using his credentials, I set up a new user account for myself and made myself an administrator. I would like to remove his user account, but the delete button is grayed out for his account it's NOT grayed out for my account.... How can I get rid of his user account and all the associated setups etc. even when I"m signed into my user account, it's asking me for his Microsoft password etc, populates things with his

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    mbss17, Nov 5, 2022
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  2. KENKICKR
    kenkickr Win User

    Deleting User Accounts

    If you can access the admin account through safe mode then all you have to do to remove the other account passwords is go into User Accounts in the control panel and either delete the accounts or, I'm not sure, remove the account passwords.
     
    kenkickr, Nov 5, 2022
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  3. ZEKRAHMINATOR
    zekrahminator Win User
    Facebook Allows Users to Delete Accounts

    Yes, for quite some time, once you had a Facebook account, it wasn't going anywhere. Now, fortunately for college students and people with no attention span everywhere, Facebook now allows said people to delete their Facebook accounts. This was in direct response to user complaints about not being able to delete their accounts, if desired. Even if users were able to delete their own accounts, there were no obvious directions on how to do that. Another reason that Facebook decided to allow users to delete their accounts was a reason that could have gotten Facebook sued if they did not address it: privacy. The "I didn't actually make a Facebook" E-mails were really racking up in Facebook's inbox, and Facebook sometimes made it all too easy for people to research intimate/private/personal details of users' lives. At this point, deleting your account is just a help-page away. Facebook admins are considering adding a "delete account" button.

    Source: The Inquirer
     
    zekrahminator, Nov 5, 2022
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  4. MODDER
    modder Win User

    Totally confused about user accounts/can't delete user account.

    Deleting User Accounts

    more info : when logon screen appear ,user name:administrator (depend os language ) without password --- now you are a super administrator
     
    modder, Nov 5, 2022
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