Windows 10: User deleted after update

Hi,My user was deleted today after updating Windows yesterday. It worked first this morning and after two hours I was locked out. I’ve tried Hello, PIN code and password - user is unknown. I’ve tried to press shift and power without success.

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User.000 issue after updating to 1909

I'm one of the many people suffering from issues with user profiles after applying Update 1909 to Windows 10. I've read all the threads I can find on the topic here and have followed the suggestions, all to no avail. Any other thoughts are appreciated.

After applying Update 1909, the ProfileImagePath was changed to c:\users\User.000
One file that was always in use and couldn't be removed was left in c:\users\User (can't recall or find the exact file now), so I could never rename or remove the c:\user\User directory.

I followed the multiple suggestions from Brink and others:

• Rebooted at least 6 times
• Enabled hidden Administrator
• Booted into Safe Mode
• Changed ProfileImagePath
• Tried to rename c:\users\User but couldn't because a file was still in use
• Copied all data from c:\users\User.000 into c:\users\User
• Rebooted and had temporary profile
• Followed steps in Brink tutorial to change ImageProfilePath; rebooted with no change
• Restored using Restore Point from before Update 1909 - returned to single profile state (User.000)
• Removed each update that was installed individually and rebooted after each update removal - profile state never changed
• After all updates were removed, repeated the steps above with hidden Administrator, changing profile, etc. - same issue with file in use in c:\users\User
• Followed all steps above with hidden Administrator but without copying files from User.000 to User - same results

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

 

Current active users that are friends

The other reason I suggested this is that users can add characters to their username that are not alphanumeric (e.g. user*). This confuses things somewhat when looking at the list.

 

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

• 
  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.