Windows 10: Windows 11: When I updated I seem to have created an account that I cannot delete

Hello,I recently updated to Windows 11 and decided to use a Microsoft account and it seemed to create what I can only describe as a ghost account.This account only appears when booting up my PC, and if I press Windows + L when the lock screen appears the ghost account is gone and only my Microsoft account is there. I have never created another account to log into other then my Microsoft account. I suspect perhaps it may have something to do that I did not have a password on my PC before choosing the Microsoft account. This issue also appears on my Windows 11 laptop perhaps for the same reason.

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Windows 7 Account Wont Delete

Create a new account first....then delete the old account.

 

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

 

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: