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5 Ways to Delete A Local Account in Windows 10

March 22, 2016 updated by Admin Leave a reply »

How to remove a Windows local account when you don’t need it any more? In this tutorial we’ll show you 5 ways to delete a local account in Windows 10, through Control Panel, Local Users and Groups, Netplwiz, Command Prompt, Settings Charm.

Note: If you’re currently logged in to the local account you want to delete, log off and sign in with another account in order to remove it. Deleting a user account requires you to log on as administrator, and the built-in Administrator account is undeletable.

Method 1: Delete Local Account Using Control Panel

  1. First of all you need to access the Control Panel. Press the Windows key + X and then select Control Panel from the WinX menu.

    winx

  2. Select the View by option at the top right of the Control Panel. Set it to Large icons and then click on User Accounts.

    control-panel

  3. Select Manage another account in the list options.

    user-accounts

  4. Click on the account that you want to delete.

    manage-accounts

  5. Click on Delete the account link from the left pane.

    delete-windows-account

  6. Next it will ask you whether you want to keep or to delete the user’s file. It’s up to you as to which option you want to choose.

    keep-account-profile

Method 2: Delete Local Account via Local Users and Groups

  1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type lusrmgr and press Enter.

    lusrmgr

  2. In the Local Users and Groups window, click Users from the left pane.
  3. Right-click on your unused user account in the center pane, and then select Delete.

    delete-user

  4. Click Yes and the user account will be removed immediately.

    confirm-account-deletion

Method 3: Delete Local Account Using Netplwiz

  1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type netplwiz and press Enter. If prompted by UAC, then click Yes.

    netplwiz

  2. Check the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer” box. When this box is unchecked, the user list below and the Remove button will be greyed out.
  3. Highlight the user account you want to delete and click on Remove.

    remove-user

  4. Click Yes to confirm your account removal.

    confirm-account-removal

Method 4: Delete Local Account Using Command Prompt

  1. To open an elevated Command Prompt, press the Windows key + X to access the WinX menu and then click on Command Prompt (Admin).

    winx

  2. Now you can run the net user command to delete a local account. For example, to remove a local account named Joe, type:
    net user Joe /del

    delete-account-with-cmd

  3. Once the account is deleted, it will disappear from Windows 10 login screen.

Method 5: Delete Local Account from Settings Charm

  1. Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings charm. You can also access it by clicking the Start button and then select Settings.

    start-menu

  2. From the setting window, click on Accounts.

    settings-app

  3. Click on “Family & other users” tab on the left pane, click on the user account you wish to delete and the Remove button will be shown. Click on it.

    remove-local-account

  4. You’ll be prompted to confirm, and if you really want to continue, click “Delete account and data“.

    delete-account-data

  5. This will remove the user account from the login screen, as well as any files, settings, and program data associated with that user account.

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