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Old User Account
I deleted a old user account call clayt but it keeps coming back in the Users folder with a path of C:\Users\clayt\AppData\Local\Temp, how do I kill it for good?
I have done all of that but still couldn't find your Family & other users.settings in Accounts
Hi claynz,
thanks for the update.
If you have already tried the steps provided, and the user account persists, you may want to try the following steps to manually delete the user account:
Use Command Prompt:
- Press Win + X and choose "Command Prompt (Admin)" or "PowerShell (Admin)".
- Type net user clayt /delete and press Enter. This command will delete the user account.
Delete User Profile:
- Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
- Type sysdm.cpl and press Enter.
- In the System Properties window, go to the "Advanced" tab.
- Under the "User Profiles" section, click on "Settings."
- Select the user account (clayt) and click on "Delete."
Check Registry:
- Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
- Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList.
- Look for a key with a long SID (Security Identifier) that corresponds to the deleted user account (clayt). Delete that key.
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