Question Need to remove second user name on login screen

[mikebaker5317]

My problem is that although I can use the standard netplwiz command to list users, the second user doesn't show up in user accounts. Just the one that is the microsoft user account: username@hotmail.com , Group listed as: Administrators;Users. When I go to OS (C): > Users there are two names: the one I want to remove from the login screen and another name but not the one I want to keep. The one I want to keep ins't even listed. I'm stumped. Anybody here dealt with this issue as well or have any answers. Thanks in advance. Much appreciated.

 

[Ralston18]

What OS is being used and who has the admin rights to the host system?

 

[mikebaker5317]

What OS is being used and who has the admin rights to the host system?

Hi Ralston18, thanks for the question. It is windows 10 home and I'm not sure about administrator rights. How do I find out what user has admin rights?

 

[Ralston18]

Who else uses the computer?

Someone (the admin account) had to create the user account and that admin person should likewise be able to delete the unwanted user account.

And they would do so by logging into their administrative account using the applicable password. Once logged in they would go to the applicable configuration screens to add, delete, or edit users.

 

[mikebaker5317]

Thanks for that. Perhaps I am not describing the issue very well.

Two users show up on the login screen that we'll call User X and Y. However, in the Users folder in C:>, Y is missing from the users listed. X is there, but that is the user login we want to remove. Another User randomly named Q is there in C:> but is not showing up in the login screen.

In any event, it seems likely I need to go into the microsoft account and see if I can remove the unwanted X user name. Does that sound right?

 

[Crimsom_247]

Hi mikebaker5317, the following perspective is offered based on the information that has already been provided. You may want to download Belarc Advisor and then look at the following explanations. Hope this helps. Kind regards.

Your operating system is Windows 10 Home and when your computer was activated for the first time it asks the owner to create an account. By default this will be a local user account with administrator privilege and you should avoid surfing the internet with this account. It is best practice to create another local user account with user privilege. Both of these local user accounts will be listed in netplwiz, but local system accounts are not listed in netplwiz.

(1) Hopefully this answers your netplwiz question.

Advocate using the Belarc Advisor (currently version 9.0) freeware to see all your local user and system accounts (and considerably more information about your computer profile). It can be downloaded from https://www.belarc.com/en/products_belarc_advisor and you should run it with administrator privileges to fully report your computer profile. Belarc Advisor does not send a copy of your computer profile to a web server. When asked for permission to download its databases from the internet, its OK to say Yes because Belarc Advisor does not change your system or its settings.

Belarc Advisor will open an interactive html file of your computer profile in your browser. Now scroll down to the User section to see the list of all the local accounts: mouse over any of the user or system accounts to see its full details.

(2) Hopefully the Belarc Advisor computer profile answers your questions cannot see all the local accounts on my computer and which have administrator privilege.

(3) Advocate using your Windows 10 Home's Windows Settings > Accounts and this should answer your question of how to enable creation and management of all your local user accounts that appear on the login window.