The fact that several users can be registered on a computer or laptop at the same time is not a secret for anyone. However, it sometimes happens that sometimes an unused “account” must be removed from everyday life. How to delete an account on Windows 8, and now will be discussed.
What are the accounts?
First you need to clearly distinguish between the concepts of accounts. Conventionally, they can be divided into the registration of local users of one computer terminal with a single "OS" and the so-called Microsoft account, which is mainly assigned to administrators of computer systems.
Since the emergence of Windows 8, users of stationary computers, laptops and mobile gadgets have the ability to log into the system through the "Microsoft" registration, which, in turn, has given a lot of new features, for example, data synchronization with remote servers, cloud storage, safe saving passwords and more. But let's look at the question of how to delete an account on Windows 8 of any type, if the administrator or user either does not need local registration, or does not want the data to be synchronized with remote servers or transferred to Microsoft. This is done quite simply.
How to delete an account on Windows 8 in the simplest way?
Let's start with the simplest method, which is applicable to all systems that use separate registration of users on one terminal. We make a reservation right away that in some cases the names of the menus in different systems may differ. But now it’s about the G8.
So, for starters, you should go to the “Control Panel” (it is best to use the Win + I combination), and then select the item for changing user accounts in the corresponding section. After that, a window will open in which all records of local users registered in the system will be presented. Now you just need to select the "account", which you need to get rid of, and confirm the deletion of the account.
By the way, if someone has a question how to remove the account password, Windows 8 may suggest two options: when deleting local registration as administrator, the password will be deleted automatically, but if you need to remove the administrator’s account, you will either have to enter the password for it ", Or create a new account with administrator rights, but more on that later.
Deleting a profile through system settings
This method, perhaps, will be more effective, although it is very similar to the previous version. First, in the "Control Panel" you need to use the "System" section, in which the menu of additional parameters is selected.
Next, on the "Advanced" tab, click the options button, after which a list of all user profiles is displayed. It is noteworthy that in this case, you can see information about the disk space occupied by user files. Now the profile to be deleted is selected, and after that the operation is confirmed. In some cases, the system may issue a request to save the files of this user. Here already - at will.
How to delete a Microsoft account (Windows 8)?
Another way to guarantee the complete deletion of not only the local record, but also the "account" of Microsoft, is to create a new account that will use the administrator’s rights. This method is useful if you need to refuse to synchronize data with remote servers, but retain full control over the system. How to delete an account on Windows 8 in this case?
First, we enter the Charms panel on the right and, through changing the computer settings, we get to the section for managing other accounts. Here you need to create a new registration, and then change its type to "Administrator".
Now we save the changes made and exit the current “account” (such a procedure is performed directly from the main screen). Next, for the changes to take effect, we reboot the system, and then log in again under a new account. Next, as described above, delete the previous "account" of the local admin, after which the Microsoft registration will be deleted automatically.
Removing "accounting" on a mobile device
Finally, see how to delete a Windows 8 account on your phone. It's not so simple. The fact is that Windows Phone 8 registration based on Microsoft or Hotmail just does not allow to delete.
The only and most practical way is to create a new account either initially on the official resource windowsphone.com, and then make a reset to the factory settings, or first reset, and then create a new "account".
Reset is carried out through the list of applications, where the parameter section is selected, and then the device information item. Next, the reset string is used. The system will issue two warnings, with which you must agree, after which the device will restart. As already clear, you will need to log into the system either under the "account" already created, or create a new account in the process of setting up the gadget.
Conclusion
As you can see, in almost all of the described options for removing the "account" or profile, there is nothing complicated. True, if we talk about computer systems, here you need to clearly understand which record you need to delete. And then there may be such a situation that if the administrator record is disabled or deleted without creating a new account with the same rights, control over the system will be lost, and in some cases even logging in will be impossible without restoring the main registration.
With phones, the problem looks a little simpler, but anyway, after a reset, all previously installed applications will have to be reinstalled. The only good thing here is just saving user files. However, it’s worth a hundred times to think about whether it is necessary to delete registration records at all. If for some reason this is justified, then yes. If there is no good reason, it is better not to do such things.