Almost any of the latest Windows systems has the ability to install an avatar on your account. But many people think of changing it or removing it altogether. Now we will talk about how to remove the avatar of a Windows 10 account. On the one hand, everything seems simple, on the other - you need to consider some features of this modification of Windows.
What is an avatar, and is it needed?
First, let's see what an avatar is. In fact, this is a thumbnail or photo that is displayed when a user logs in and when you open the Start menu. If several registered users are working on the terminal, then at the entrance the menu for selecting an account with user pictures is displayed.
By and large, no one except for people working at a computer sees such pictures, so there is no particular sense in using them. However, many of us tend to embellish or desire to stand out. There is nothing wrong with that, of course. But sometimes there comes a time when the avatar is annoying, you want to change or remove it. And it turns out that not everyone knows how to remove an avatar in Windows 10. Consider a few basic methods.
How to remove an avatar in Windows 10 from user account settings ?
So, suppose that the user is tired of the installed image (own or factory), and he wants to replace it with something else. In order to solve the problem of how to remove an avatar in Windows 10, you will need to delve into the settings of your “accounting”.
To access the main settings, we use the Start menu, where we select the settings section, at the entrance to which we turn to the accounts item.
In the new window below the installed image there is a browse button, by clicking on which you can select the desired image and apply the changes.
A simpler access method is calling the menu with the line for changing your own “account” by right-clicking on the avatar in the Start menu. It is logical to do this if there are enough registered users working on the computer so that you do not later search for yourself in the list.
Subtleties of Windows 10 settings
How to remove an avatar in Windows 10 by the simplest method is already clear. Now we will make a small digression and look at some of the nuances of the settings of the system itself.
Unlike its predecessors, the tenth and eighth versions have the original function of remembering the last three pictures that have ever been set as an avatar. That is why many users want to delete all the pictures in general and set the icon that was displayed by default. We’ll talk about deleting our files a little later, but for now, we’ll restore the default settings.
How to remove an avatar in Windows 10 or restore factory settings?
All standard images used in user settings are located in the User Account Pictures directory, which is located in the Microsoft folder of the Program Data directory, which is hidden by default. Therefore, to set a standard picture, first in the view menu in "Explorer" should set the option to show hidden files and folders.
After that, in the settings of your registration record, you should repeat the above steps and set the picture from this location. Note, the restore buttons for initial settings in Windows 10 is not provided. After that, just select the desired image and save the changes. If necessary, the display of hidden objects can be removed again.
Manual deletion of unused files
How to remove an avatar in Windows 10 is already clear. Now let's see how to delete your pictures. Again, they are located in hidden directories. Therefore, for starters, you again need to use the view menu and in the user directory with a name by user name go through the AppData folder to the Roaming directory, then Microsoft, Windows and AccountPictures. It is here that you need to delete all the pictures.
In principle, in order to simplify the procedure, you can not use the view menu with subsequent transitions, but simply set the path to the directory in the “Explorer” search line (usually it is% appdata% \ Microsoft \ Windows \ AccountPictures). In this case, the variable parameter “%” is indicated in the search, which indicates just the search for the hidden object. After deleting all images in the list of used images, they will not be displayed, and in the greeting message (when logging in), only the selected standard icon will be displayed.
Instead of a total
As can be seen from the foregoing, there is nothing particularly complicated in changing or completely deleting an avatar, as well as issues of deleting previously used images. And to establish an avatar for yourself or not is already a matter of personal considerations and preferences. By and large, it is not needed at the home terminal, except in offices where a lot of people work, and at the same computer. Although this can be argued.