How can I delete a local user account which is by mistakely created from an administrator account working on the the same system

Harshit Sharma 1 Reputation point
2021-10-08T08:30:38.403+00:00

It got created when i went to run the code 'netplwiz' and i don't know what i did after that. This account is displayed on the lock screen but it never opens and shows incorrect username and password. I want to delete this account. kindly anyone help

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  1. SUNOJ KUMAR YELURU 13,936 Reputation points MVP
    2021-10-08T14:55:39.713+00:00

    Hi @HarshitSharma-6294

    Please refer to the below url.
    Delete local user accounts
    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-delete-local-user-accounts-on-windows-10/336bde42-5c49-41c3-a7e9-ebba0b7531bb

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  2. Limitless Technology 39,351 Reputation points
    2021-10-15T14:19:18.047+00:00

    Hello,

    Thank you for your question.

    You can delete local account from Control panel/ Computer management/ Select Users and Groups options/ Under Users options select user name which you want to delete and right click and delete.

    If the reply was helpful, please don’t forget to upvote or accept as answer.

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