Windows 11 · Windows
Delete a User Account from Windows 11
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Answer
Sign in as an administrator, back up the other user's files, then remove the account under Accounts > Other users. This removes local data but not the person's Microsoft account.
Back up the account's device data
Before removal, copy any local files the user is authorized to retain and confirm needed cloud files have finished synchronizing. Removing the account and its data from the device is not an undoable sign-out.
Select the correct account
Sign in with a different administrator account. Open Settings > Accounts > Other users, then expand the exact user you intend to remove.
Remove account and data
Next to Account and data, select Remove and confirm the removal. Keep at least one administrator account that you can sign in to.
Understand the scope
This removes the person's sign-in information and data from this Windows device; it does not delete the person's Microsoft account. A connected work or school identity uses a separate disconnect control.
Confirm the local removal
Reopen Settings > Accounts > Other users and confirm the removed user is absent. Do not interpret continued access to the person's online Microsoft account as a failed removal; the online account was not deleted.
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If it does not work
- If Remove is unavailable, verify that you are signed in to another administrator account and that the target is listed under Other users. For an organization-managed device or identity, stop and ask its administrator which account-removal policy applies.
Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Windows.
Microsoft's current Windows account guide documents the Other users removal path and states that removal deletes the device's sign-in data without deleting the person's Microsoft account.