Windows 10: Windows 11 Accounts Confusion

Discus and support Windows 11 Accounts Confusion in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a Windows 11 Laptop. I was on my sign-in screen, cleaning the keyboard, when the machine said welcome and all of a sudden, it was setting up a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by SteveMicro, Jun 15, 2023.

  1. Windows 11 Accounts Confusion


    I have a Windows 11 Laptop. I was on my sign-in screen, cleaning the keyboard, when the machine said welcome and all of a sudden, it was setting up a new user. Luckily, my regular account is still good. However I am VERY puzzled by Windows behavior here. My regular account has my name and says Administrator under it and I want it to have all admin privileges. The new account has a user name ADMINISTRATOR and says Local Account under it. What is very strange is that if I go into ACCOUNTS/OTHER USERS on my regular admin account, I cannot see the local account. However, if I log into the Local Ac

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    SteveMicro, Jun 15, 2023
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  2. User Account Confusions

    Certainly am ! First to uninstall Malwarebytes and disable Secure Boot. Then I am good to go.

    Left starting until I could get a clear run,


    DOWNLOADING ISO
    I am confused by the Download Menus which suggest downloading twice which is fine but in
    between seems to suggest downloading and UPDATING Windows 10. I seem to remember being warned at some stage updating Windows could cause confusion. Should I ignore this Dialogue - menu - step and proceed straight to downloading from the Microsoft site ?

    Also I need the mouse to work efficiently is it ok
    a) to leave it in and/or
    b) to remove it an put it back during the Repair install ?

    The touch pad is unreliable and only seems to work intermittently,
     
    PostmanPuzzled, Jun 15, 2023
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  3. Vesao Win User
    Remove account

    I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
    To delete an account, follow these steps:
    1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
    2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:
     
    Vesao, Jun 15, 2023
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  4. Zakin Win User

    Windows 11 Accounts Confusion

    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 Windows 11 Accounts Confusion :(
     
    Zakin, Jun 15, 2023
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