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bryanwhitlocksconz
Oct 18, 2021Copper Contributor
Can't delete use account win 10
In Win 10 I am the administrator. I want to delete a redundant user account, a local account, standard user. Using win settings, I can delete it, but when the computer is restarted the account appear...
SalmanAhmed
Oct 18, 2021Iron Contributor
Hi bryanwhitlocksconz ,
To delete the local account from Windows 10, the preferred way is to use Computer Management Cosole:
- Open Run by pressing Win + R, and type the command compmgmt.msc
- From Local Users and Group, go to the user directory and delete the account which you want to delete.
Computer Management Console (compmgmt.msc)
bryanwhitlocksconz
Oct 18, 2021Copper Contributor
Thanks for the prompt response. I did as suggested and it seemed to do the trick, but when I rebooted, the unwanted user account appeared again as before.