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MaxGarcia
Aug 23, 2025Steel Contributor
How to delete spurious Windows account?
Yes, I am back to pester this forum, sorry. A few days ago, as I was doing something or another, I must have pressed an undesired link, as to my dismay, Windows was creating a new user account. When ...
Exxon
Aug 26, 2025Iron Contributor
- Press Win + I to open Settings.
- Go to Accounts > Family & other users (or Other users on some versions).
- Look for the spurious account under the "Other users" section.
- Click on the account name to expand the options.
- Click the Remove button.
- A confirmation dialog will appear. Read the warning and click Delete account and data.