Vista: How To Delete a User Account

Contributor Icon Contributed by shamanstears Date Icon January 31, 2007  
Tag Icon Tagged: Microsoft Vista

Have an account that you no longer need on your computer? You can delete it and still keep the desktop and personal files associated with the account by following these steps:


1. Log onto the computer using an account with administrator privileges.

2. Click the Start Button.

3. Click the picture associated with your account at the top of the menu.

4. Select Manage another account.

5. When the UAC box pops up, click Continue.

6. Select the user account that is to be deleted.

7. Click Delete the Account.

8. You will be asked if you wish to keep the files from the deleted account. To save the account’s desktop and personal files to your desktop, click Keep Files. This will place the files into a directory with the account’s name onto your desktop. Otherwise click the Delete Files button.

9. Click Delete Account.

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  • Ruth
    Thanks - it worked! thank you very much! I had two accounts to get rid of - one is gone, but the guest account I had previously 'removed' seems to be stuck! .. when I select it , the options that come up do not include 'delete', only turn on, turn off,or cancel ...any suggestions? I'm new to this area of computing, and your instructions were very clear and easy, thanks again.
  • ali
    when i cancelled the process afther delete files or keep files wizard came but now i canlt delete account please help me how can i delete account.
  • sadcs
    nothing happens when I click it
  • tanya
    hi did you find any thing that works i am having same problem!?
  • Cheese
    Hi there's no 'delete account' option when i click on the guest account. i can't seem to find a way to get rid of the account and its frustrating. help pls.
  • charles
    i dont see delete account on the screen. any other option? pls help me.
  • lolololololol
    thank you my friend thanks a lot
  • steve
    Great, thanks alot!
  • Anonymous
    Can you delete a account with Administrator and which is the 1st Account on the computer if u have 2 ?
  • magzh
    I have the same question. Do you have solution yet? Thanks.
  • ats
    erm,i got problem with it.mine only can be turn on or off or cancel.it only got this 3 options
  • lizgomez
    I have a problem, I bought a laptop that was previously owned. In order to delete anything I need the password the previous owner put on it, and I have no clue who they are. Any way I can over-ride this?
  • sacred
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  • barny123
    i cant find a delete button
  • magzh
    The Users window froze after I Select Manage another account. Why is that? Please help! I really want to delete some some users, because my computer was used by someone else before me. And these two users files are taking a big part of my hard drive.
    Thanks in advance.
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