Although it is customary among most users to call electronic computers personal computers, a PC with the Windows 7 operating system is often used by several people at once. Moreover, each user can create multiple accounts in the system.

A significant number of profiles that are no longer used not only take up hard drive space, but can also create confusion.

Below is a guide about one of the methods for managing profiles in the OS, namely, methods for deleting users on a computer running Windows 7 are described.

Basic removal methods

The Seven has all the necessary tools to solve this problem. If there is an unused account in the system, you can quickly get rid of it.

However, if the PC is in a domain, then only the local account will be deleted, and domain records will remain untouched. It is necessary to take into account that files that were created under the account being deleted will also be erased from the PC.

Method 1. Through the control panel (CP)

You must log in with administrator rights and perform the following sequential steps:

As you can see, the technique is simple and the vast majority of people will not have any difficulties. The only difficulty that a beginner may have is logging into the system with extended privileges. Therefore, below is a brief instruction on how to solve this problem.

How to get extended powers?

The above technique began with the fact that it requires administrator rights to perform it. To obtain them, you must complete the following sequential steps:

Method 2. Using an account manager (AM)

If, due to problems in the system, the profile that is planned to be deleted has been damaged, then the first method will not solve the issue, but will need to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the MUS. This method, just like the first, is carried out with extended rights.

The following steps need to be followed:

Note: This technique allows you to delete unnecessary accounts, but the folders will not be erased from the system volume, so if necessary, you will have to remove them manually later.

Method 3: Through PC Control

Sequence of actions:

Method 4. Using command line capabilities (CL)

You will need to do the following:

Note: In the command, instead of “Hope”, you should write the specific username that is to be deleted.

7. Click “Enter”;

Method 5: Adjusting entries in the Registry Editor

You need to do the following:

How to delete a guest account?

An account called “Guest” cannot be deleted, but it can be disabled. To this end, you need to do the following:

Microsoft operating systems are designed for the computer to be used by several people at the same time, and provide each of them with the opportunity to create accounts in any quantity. Over time, new profiles appear on a computer or laptop running “Seven” and they all take up space. Then the question arises: how to delete an unnecessary account on Windows 7? Let's look at a few ways to do this.

Many people are wondering what will happen if they delete their account. Microsoft took care of the safety of personal files when getting rid of unnecessary accounts. OS developers offer two options for getting rid of profiles in Windows 7 on the user’s computer:

• with the preservation of personal information (desktop contents, “My Documents”, “Images” and other library contents);
• erasure of all personal data.

If you select the first option, then a directory with the profile name will remain on the PC in the “Users” folder on the system volume, and all personal data will be contained in it. If you choose the second method, they will be permanently deleted, unless the contents of “My Documents” are moved to another location.

Control Panel

Deleting an account in Windows 7 is carried out through a special component of this system tool.

1. Open the “Control Panel” through “Explorer” (as in the screenshot) or in another convenient way.

1. Click “Add and remove...” if its icons are grouped into categories.

If elements are displayed as icons, click on the object circled in the screenshot.



Then select “Manage another account.”

You can also open Start and click on your profile avatar.

1. Select an unnecessary profile (you can delete not only your own, but also other users on this PC if you have the appropriate privileges).

1. Click on the “Delete account” link.

1. Here we decide: we need more files that are stored in the folder with the account name, or free space.

Let's focus on the second option: in the future this will be required if you want to restore a deleted profile.

1. We get acquainted with the conditions and confirm the implementation of our plans.

This way, any user accounts are removed from your computer and laptop if you are working as an administrator.

When logged in with limited rights, User Account Control will request permission from the administrator to perform the actions described in the instructions above. To complete the 6th step, you will need to enter your account password, which allows you to log in to the system under the selected account.

Let us immediately note that it is impossible to recover a deleted Windows 7 account, although there are a couple of tricks here:

• if you saved the files at step 5, you can create an account with the same name and move your data there (program settings and files, but not registry entries or OS settings);
• try to revive the profile folder (located in C:\Users) using R-Studio or another similar utility that preserves the file structure, and do the same as above.

Guest

The “Guest” account can only be enabled or disabled if not needed – you cannot get rid of it. Let's look at how this is done.

1. Go to the profile management window in Windows 7 (step 1-2 of the previous instructions).
2. Select the built-in “Guest” entry.

1. In the next window, click “Enable” if it is not active.

1. To disable an account, select it and click “Disconnect...”.

No confirmation is required here, because the user’s files are not affected.

Alternative path

A little faster and easier, any Windows 7 account can be erased as follows.

1. We call the command interpreter by clicking “Run” in “Start”.

1. Enter and execute the command “control userpasswords2”.

1. Select an unnecessary entry and click on the delete button.

This way, the profile will be excluded from the list of those present on the PC, but all its files and settings will remain untouched.

The administrator account is deleted in the same way, but this requires administrator privileges - a user with limited rights does not have such rights. No matter how much you want, you cannot remove an administrator from an account with limited capabilities.

Command line

To work with this tool you need elevated privileges in the system!

1. 1. 1. Open the command interpreter and execute “cmd” in it.

To call the command line, you can also use the Start search bar or a shortcut in the Accessories directory.

1. 1. 1. To get a list of all user profiles, run “net user”.

1. 1. 1. Enter a command like “net user xxx /delete”, where xxx is the name of the unnecessary account.

Every day, users of the popular site view about 1.5 billion pages. On you can see most accounts and get acquainted with personal information.

Where can I see the visitors to my account?

Page guests are displayed in a special section:

How to hide your visitors in Odnoklassniki?

Many people try to hide even additional information about themselves from prying eyes:

In Odnoklassniki it is easy to add annoying visitors to the “Black List”. If you want from the “Guests” section, go there and hover over the photo of someone you don’t like. In the menu that appears, select the “Block” button. All blacklisted people cannot even send you messages.

Many are also concerned about why visitors disappear, why they are deleted. In fact, they disappear automatically from your page, because the system only shows photos of visitors for 30 days.

If a person immediately disappears from Odnoklassniki, it means that his profile was deleted or blocked by the administration of the Internet resource for violations. In this case, you will not be able to return the deleted visitor and restore his photo in the section.

In some cases, you may need to delete one or more accounts in Windows 10. There can be many reasons for this, but the methods will depend on what kind of account it is, local or online from Microsoft. The second will be useful if the user often uses a variety of cloud services from Microsoft. In this case, it is more profitable to log in through it, because authorization on other sites and services from the same company will take place automatically.

The local account is stored only on the computer and is used only for working with user files; no help or automatic authorization on the Internet can be obtained with its help. Typically, which account will be used to log in is selected at the installation stage, but this can also be changed afterwards.

Creating a Profile Copy

To begin with, you can create a copy of the profile folder, however, this should only be done if necessary. This folder will contain desktop data, as well as folders and data from documents. To copy, just go to drive C, select the users folder, go into it and copy the one that has the desired name

Afterwards, it can be inserted onto another disk or in any other convenient place.

Local accounts

This section will provide ways to delete local accounts.

Removal via parameters

First you need to go to the start, from there go to parameters, then open the accounts section.

Here you need to click on the item on the left side of the window family and other people, after which, on the right side, a list of users will be available. All you have to do is select the unnecessary profile and click on the delete button under it.

A message will pop up asking you to confirm the procedure; this is worth doing.

Using the command line

The necessary actions can also be carried out through the console, but you will need to launch it as an administrator (right-click on Start and select the required item).

After opening, enter in the console net user "username" /delete, just insert the correct account name, to view them all, you can use the net user command in the console.

If the action is completed successfully, the corresponding information will be displayed on the command line.

Removal via the list of accounts

You can just type in start netplwiz and open the found utility.

Don’t forget to check the box to require a password, after which all that remains is select the desired account and click on delete.

The system will require confirmation of the action.

Using the registry editor

Before deleting through the registry, it is worth creating a restore point so that you can roll back changes. After this, all you have to do is click on win+r and write in the window that opens regedit. Here you should follow the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList, each of the directories in the last folder will be responsible for one of the users. In order to find out which one you should go to the folder and look at the information in the ProfileImagePath item.

After the unnecessary profile is found, you should delete the entire directory with all files, this can be done by right-clicking on the directory.

Removal via Computer Management

You can right-click on your computer and select manage.

Here you should open “Utilities” - “Local Users and Groups” - “ Users", here you only need to select an account, right-click on it and select delete.

Local users and groups

This method copies the previous one, only you can go straight to the desired item. Just click on win+r and write lusrmgr.msc, after which the user will be shown the same window as in the previous case.

Uninstall via Control Panel

In this case, you will have to open the control panel and go to user accounts.

Next, all you have to do is click on delete and select the account you want to delete.

When deleting, the system will offer to save all files and user data; if it agrees, it will show the place where all this will be located.

Microsoft Account

Here we will talk about how to remove a Microsoft account in Windows 10.

First you need to go to Start - Settings, then to, then click on the item “ Email and accounts" In this window, click on log in with a local account.

Next you will need to enter the entry authorization data from Microsoft, and then the data for the new entry.

Deleting Family entries

If there are other profiles on the computer (from Microsoft or local), then you can go to Start - Settings - Accounts and click on the “ Family and other users" Here you will also be able to delete the entry from Microsoft, provided that there are other entries remaining.

You can also delete not only other users, but also members of the “Family”; if you are the only adult, you will need to delete all children and leave the family; if you want to delete someone, then you should click on it and select the appropriate item. This type of record is used to restrict children’s access to computer functions and allows you to enable parental controls. The role of each of them is indicated under its name.

Two identical records in the system

If there is a problem with two identical accounts being displayed when logging in, then after logging in you should press win+r and write in the window that opens netplwiz.

In the window that opens, select the account with which problems are occurring and check the “ Require password upon login" Then all that remains is to restart the computer and check whether the second user has left.

Removing embedded entries

You cannot delete the Administrator and Guest profiles, but you can block them so that they are not visible to the user. To do this, start the console as an administrator and enter the command net user Username /active:no, instead of the username you can substitute guest or administrator.

To activate you need the last word replace withyes.

To ensure maximum security, OS Windows developers have provided the ability to work on one computer under different accounts. The system has built-in accounts – “Guest” and “Administrator”. Unlike those created by users, they cannot be deleted, you can only disable them.

Instructions

To carry out all the steps described below, you will need administrator rights. In the “Control Panel”, double-click to expand the “Accounts...” icon and click on the guest “account”. In the new window, follow the link “Deactivate your account...”.

Right-click on the “My Computer” icon to open a drop-down menu. Check the "Manage" option and select the "Local Users" snap-in on the left side of the management console window.

In the right half of the window, open the “Users” folder and right-click on the “Guest” entry. In the drop-down menu, select “Properties” and check the “Disable account” checkbox. Click OK for the ban to take effect. If you try to use the Delete command from the drop-down menu, the system will report that an error has occurred.

There is another way to open the management console window. In the Control Panel, double-click on the Administrative Tools node, then on the Computer Management icon.

Open the program launch window using the Win+R hotkey combination or select the “Run” option from the “Start” menu and enter the command lusrmgr.msc. In the management console window, expand the Users folder.

Expand Administrative Tools in Control Panel, then double-click the Local Security Policy icon. In the management console, select the Local Policies snap-in and expand the Security Settings folder.

In the list of policies, find the item “Accounts: Guest account status” and right-click on it. Check "Properties" and move the radio button to the "Disable" position.

To disable the Guest account in XP Home Edition, Vista Home Basic, and Vista Home Premium, log into Safe Mode as an Administrator. To do this, after turning on the computer, wait for the POST sound signal and press F8.

In the boot options menu, use the Up and Down navigation keys to highlight "Safe Mode" and press Enter. Answer “Yes” to the question about continuing to work in this mode. After the system boots, disable the guest account using one of the methods suggested above.

Tip added April 1, 2012 Tip 2: How to disable a guest The concept of “guest” on the Internet can be considered in different contexts. The Windows operating system is designed for multiple users, each of whom creates their own account. To delete a Guest account, you must complete a number of specific steps. And to block access to unwanted “guests” in any of the social networks, there is also its own algorithm.

You will need

• Internet access.

Instructions

A guest account is created to provide temporary user access to the computer. A person logged in as a “Guest” may not install hardware or software, create a password, or change settings. Since the Guest account allows users to log in and surf the Internet, it is recommended that it be disabled (unless this option is used).

Go to “Control Panel” through the “Start” menu. Open the pages of the User Accounts service, which manages and configures the above settings in the Windows operating system. The window of this service displays all available operating system accounts.

Select the user account you want to disable. Click on its icon. Your account settings will open. To disconnect a user, you must click on the “Delete account” link.

Next, select the action to be performed with the files of the account being deleted. They can be saved as administrator account files, or they can be completely deleted from the computer. After selecting the required action, confirm deleting the user account.

Now, when turning on the computer, users will not be given a choice of account to sign in to. Please note that the Guest account is not completely deleted, but only temporarily disabled. If desired, you can turn it back on again by performing a similar series of sequential actions.

If you do not want “guests” to visit your page on any of the social networks, for example: “My World”, “Odnoklassniki”, “VKontakte”, etc., you can close it and make it inaccessible for viewing, by sending an SMS message to the suggested number. Find more detailed information in the interface of the main window of the social network, in the “Access Settings” section. In many social networks, for example, in Odnoklassniki, you can “ban” an unwanted guest using the context menu option called up on his photo or avatar.

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