Windows 10: Why does Windows 10 STILL create duplicate accounts

Why is this still an issue at this point? What asshattery makes windows 10 the only MS OS since 3.1 that causes you grief by creating duplicate accounts if you disable password login? Seriously WHY.

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Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

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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

 

Duplicate user accounts created on log-in screen in Windows 10

Hi Suprith,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the your concern about duplicate account created on sign-in screen on Windows 10, we will help you with this issue.

Do let us know the following to assist you better with this issue:

• From when are you facing this issue?
• Have you made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?
• Are you able to log-in through all the user accounts on sign-in screen?

Try the below troubleshooting steps to delete the Microsoft account and check if it helps.

• Login with Microsoft administrator account.
• Press Windows + X, click on Control Panel, select
  Category and then select Large or Small icons.
• Click on User accounts, click on
  Manager another account.
• The window with all the user accounts will pop-up.
• Select the user account you want to delete, click on
  Delete the account.
• If User Account Control pops-up, enter your administrator account's password and click
  Ok.
• Follow the on-screen instructions.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue and required information, we will be happy to help you.