Often after installing Windows 10, many users encounter a problem when they need to delete Windows 10 accounts, either because they are not used, or because of the inconvenience of logging into the system. The root cause, in fact, is not particularly important. Consider the simplest options for actions that allow you to delete a user account in Windows 10. This is done quite simply and literally within a few minutes to "account" for any type and priority.
What is a Microsoft account for?
Let's start a little from afar. Why do we need activated "accounting" Microsoft? Yes, only then, that without its creation, the system on a computer, laptop or mobile device simply will not be installed. In addition, it is these registration data that will subsequently be used to enter the system with administrator rights.
Not everyone, however, knows that back in the "seven" there was a certain additional priority account of the so-called super administrator, on behalf of whom it is sometimes necessary to run programs or processes of installing specific software that requires making changes to system files, despite the fact that the user has all the necessary rights. We will dwell on this a bit later.
As far as Microsoft accounting ’is concerned, a situation is often observed when the login password is very long or complicated, and entering it constantly becomes a real problem, especially when it contains a practically unrecorded combination of letters, letters or symbols.
Local accounts
With local accounts, the situation is much simpler. As a rule, they are created on terminals if several users are supposed to work in the system. But the "ten" is such that it itself initially creates several "accounts", which, in general, hang in the system with a dead weight.
In principle, for normal login and operation, it is enough to leave one (current) local account and delete any other type of Windows 10 accounts. How to do this will now be considered.
Switching from Microsoft accounting to local recording
Before deciding how to delete an account on Windows 10 (referring to Microsoft's "account"), you must first rebuild the login parameters, that is, set the access condition not using the "Microsoft" registration, but a local record.
In general, the process of deactivating the “accounting” and changing its settings boils down to leaving one record and entering another. To do this, use the standard "Start" menu, where you just need to click on the username, and from the drop-down menu, select change the account settings. In the settings window, we are interested in the e-mail and accounting sections. In the window on the right there is an additional input line under local registration. Click on it and go to the next menu.
Here you will have to enter the current password, and then enter new login information. In principle, if the password is not used in the future, the corresponding field can be left blank. Next, we simply confirm the logout and shutdown. At this stage, this can be limited. At the next downloads, the system will use the local registration. We will stop at this for now.
How to remove redundant Windows 10 accounts: method one
Now let's look at issues related to the removal of redundant data. There are two ways to do this. The first method to understand how to delete an account on Windows 10 is to use the same section as mentioned above.
Only in this case, to carry out the removal process, you should use the "Family and other users" menu. In the window on the right, select the entry to be deleted, and the corresponding action.
Please note: after that, the system will issue a warning that all parameters and files saved by this user in the corresponding section will be deleted. If any information should remain, it is better to cancel the process first, then move or copy them to another place on the disk and repeat the operation again. At the stage of file deletion, we agree, after which all registration data from the system will be deleted.
How to delete a local Windows 10 account through the "Control Panel": method two
Consider the second, no less effective way. When you need to resolve the issue of how to completely delete your Windows 10 account, you can use the classic method of accessing user accounts through the standard "Control Panel".
First you need to log in with administrator rights, in the "Control Panel" select the accounts section and go to the control center for another account. As in the previous version, select the record that you want to delete, and activate the process.
Again, the system will prompt you to delete or save user information (files). Depending on your needs, choose what is required. By the way, this method is good because Windows initially offers to save files created under the deleted "account", and not to cancel the process and first copy or move them to another place, as in the previous case. However, this does not affect the process of deleting registration data and parameters in any way.
Microsoft account deactivation
Now we pass to the most important thing. It seems to be on the computer "accounting" Microsoft is deactivated. In fact, she has not gone anywhere. In order to completely delete Windows 10 accounts (in the sense of precisely “Microsoft”), they must be deactivated (closed) on the official resource of the corporation. Please note that if you refuse to use it, some online services will become unavailable.
To close the registration, you need to go to the login page and enter the data originally specified during registration. Then we use the privacy and security section. At the bottom of the page there is an account closure section, upon entering which the corresponding button will be displayed. Click it, select the reason for closing, and then mark the record for closing.
We should also pay attention to the fact that the "accounting" will not be closed immediately, but only after 60 days from the moment the process is activated. Moreover, if the user has an attached device, such as a mobile phone, a special code will be sent to him, which during this period can be used to restore registration. But whether it is worth doing such things, everyone already decides for himself. Of course, if the built-in “tens” services or the declared extended support are not used, as well as access to the online store, there will be nothing wrong with the user refusing such registration. As mentioned above, this will not affect the system’s performance, unless some services cease to function. In some cases, there may be problems with saving contacts, say, in Outlook.
In addition, if the user already had invoices to pay for store services, you should either pay them or send a request for cancellation.
User File Issues
How to delete Windows 10 accounts, in general, is already clear. As for the preservation of information, in principle, you can do two things. For example, you can initially move files to another location on the disk or in a logical partition, or copy them to removable media. However, in this sense, the method of deleting the “account” from the “Control Panel” seems more preferable, since the system itself will remind the user of the need to save important data. However, what to do depends on the user himself.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it is worth saying that here were considered only the most basic and simplest ways to delete Windows 10 accounts of any type. As you can see, the technique is quite simple for both local computers and the Microsoft online service, where you can get rid of registration once and for all. The question is only in the advisability of deleting precisely the "Microsoft" registration, because then some services will become unavailable. However, you can still restore the recording within 60 days. The main thing is not to miss the moment of expiration of this period.