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Remove-LocalUser

Module:
Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts

Deletes local user accounts.

Syntax

Remove-LocalUser
      [-InputObject] <LocalUser[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-LocalUser
      [-Name] <String[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Remove-LocalUser
      [-SID] <SecurityIdentifier[]>
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-LocalUser cmdlet deletes local user accounts.

Examples

Example 1: Delete a user account

Remove-LocalUser -Name "AdminContoso02"

This command deletes the user account named AdminContoso02.

Note

The Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts module is not available in 32-bit PowerShell on a 64-bit system.

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InputObject

Specifies an array of user accounts that this cmdlet deletes. To obtain a user account, use the Get-LocalUser cmdlet.

Type:Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.LocalUser[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies an array of names of the user accounts that this cmdlet deletes.

Type:String[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-SID

Specifies an array of security IDs (SIDs) of user accounts that this cmdlet deletes.

Type:SecurityIdentifier[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

System.Management.Automation.SecurityAccountsManager.LocalUser

You can pipe a local user to this cmdlet.

String

You can pipe a string to this cmdlet.

SecurityIdentifier

You can pipe a SID to this cmdlet.

Outputs

None

This cmdlet returns no output.

Notes

Windows PowerShell includes the following aliases for Remove-LocalUser:

  • rlu

The PrincipalSource property is a property on LocalUser, LocalGroup, and LocalPrincipal objects that describes the source of the object. The possible sources are as follows:

  • Local
  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft Entra group
  • Microsoft Account

PrincipalSource is supported only by Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and later versions of the Windows operating system. For earlier versions, the property is blank.