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Discus and support Windows 10 clean installation, weird username I did not create in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I've done a clean installation of my PC, Windows 10 (using the DVD). Now I have four users, one is a hidden one apparently (because only shows up when... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Raysol, Feb 26, 2017.

  1. Raysol Win User

    Windows 10 clean installation, weird username I did not create


    I've done a clean installation of my PC, Windows 10 (using the DVD). Now I have four users, one is a hidden one apparently (because only shows up when I say to show hidden folders), the second is the one I was asked to create during the installation process, third is public, and fourth is the strange one I am asking about:

    -(hidden) Default
    -RayG
    -Public
    -defaultuser0

    There were no problems during installation, it took like 20 minutes for the basic installation, I entered the language and keyboard, chose home edition of W10, said I don't have product key, chose custom install (not upgrade), and when it asked me where to install, I started to delete all the partitions till the last one which I could not delete and it sort of looked like this:

    Windows 10 Help Forums

    The rest went as planned, including when I was asked to create an account with password. In device manager I see no question marks so I guess it already downloaded all the drivers it needed. I'm not sure what the issue is. Thanks for your help.

    :)
     
    Raysol, Feb 26, 2017
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  2. fxconsle Win User

    Deleted account is automatically trying to be signed in instead of "Default Account"

    I recently got my sister's old laptop and it was EXTREMELY slow, so I decided to reset the computer and wipe the computer as clean as possible to combat the speed problem. I have since did that and deleted the first account on this computer, which created
    a very weird problem. Whenever the computer is booted up or restarted, the computer automatically tries to log into the account that I have already since deleted. Instead of the normal Microsoft account interface, I'm prompted with a username and password
    interface to which the deleted account's username is used. The odd thing is once I signed into the "Default Account" and sign out, the interface disappears, only to reappear on restarts and startups. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
     
    fxconsle, Feb 26, 2017
    #2
  3. Sleep settings are ignored, defaults to 2 minutes.

    Pretty weird I have a apc battery backup and no issues like you have/ had :/

    Did you clean install win-10 or are you still on the upgrade install ?
     
    ThrashZone, Feb 26, 2017
    #3
  4. Kari Win User

    Windows 10 clean installation, weird username I did not create

    Defaultuser0 is a system account Windows 10 is using in setup phase. You can see this yourself next time you will do a clean install: when Windows installation after last restart arrives to account creation screen, press SHIFT + F10 to open a Command Prompt and jump to current user's profile folder with command cd %userprofile%:


    Windows 10 clean installation, weird username I did not create [​IMG]

    (Click to enlarge.)
    You can see that the above command takes you to defaultuser0 folder, meaning that you are signed in to Windows using this system user profile until you create your initial user account and sign in with it instead. As the profile / account will not be needed after Windows and its initial admin user profile have been fully set up, it will disappear / be removed automatically after a few restarts in a day or two. If it bothers you it is totally safe to delete defaultuser0 profile folder manually.

    No worries, no issues.

    The hidden user profile Default is the base profile used for all new user profiles. When you create a new user account its desktop, Start and other settings are copied from Default user profile. It is a very important system profile folder and should not be removed. Keep it hidden.
     
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