How to delete an account on Windows 8: tips for PC users and mobile devices

The fact that a computer or a laptop can simultaneously be registered by several users is not a secret. However, it sometimes happens that sometimes unused "accounting" must be removed from everyday life. How to delete an account on Windows 8, now and will be considered.

What are the accounts?

First, you need to clearly distinguish the concepts of accounts. Conditionally they can be divided into the registration of local users of one computer terminal with a single "operating system" and the so-called Microsoft account, which is mainly assigned to administrators of computer systems.

After the emergence of Windows 8 from users of desktop computers, laptops and mobile gadgets, it is possible to log into the system through "Microsoft" registration, which in turn gave a lot of new features, for example, synchronizing data with remote servers, cloud storage, secure Saving passwords and much more. But let's look at the question of how to delete an account on Windows 8 of any type, if the administrator or user either does not need local registration, or does not want the data to be synchronized with remote servers or transferred to Microsoft. This is done quite simply.

How to delete an account on Windows 8 in the simplest way?

Let's start, perhaps, with the simplest method, which is applicable to all systems that use separate registration of users on one terminal. We will discuss at once that in some cases the names of the menus in different systems may differ. But now we are talking about the G8.

So, first you need to enter the "Control Panel" (it's best to use the combination of Win + I), and then select the option to change the user accounts in the corresponding section. After that, a window will open in which all entries of local users registered in the system will be presented. Now you just need to select that "account" from which you need to get rid, and confirm the deletion of the account.

By the way, if someone has a question how to delete the account password, Windows 8 can assume two options: when you delete the local registration as administrator, the password will be deleted automatically, but if you want to remove the administrator's entry, you will either have to enter the password for his account ", Or create a new account with administrator rights, but more about this later.

Deleting a profile through system settings

This method, perhaps, will be more effective, although it is very similar to the previous version. To begin with, you need to use the "System" section in the "Control Panel", in which the additional parameters menu is selected.

Next, on the "Advanced" tab, click the options button, and then a list of all user profiles will be displayed. It is noteworthy that in this case you can see information about the disk space occupied by user files. Now the profile to be deleted is selected, and after that the operation is confirmed. In some cases, the system may prompt you to save the files of this user. There already - at will.

How do I delete a Microsoft account (Windows 8)?

Another method, which guarantees the complete removal of not only the local record, but also the "accounting" of Microsoft, is to create a new account that will use the rights of the administrator. This method is useful in the event that you need to refuse to synchronize data with remote servers, but retain full control over the system. How do I delete an account on Windows 8 in this case?

First we enter the Charms panel on the right and through the change of computer parameters we reach the section for managing other accounts. Here you need to create a new registration, and then change its type to "Administrator".

Now we save the changes made and exit the current "accounting" (this procedure is performed directly from the main screen). Next, for the changes to take effect, we reboot the system, and then we enter the next entry under a new account. Further, as described above, we delete the previous "account" of the local administrator, after which the registration of Microsoft will be deleted automatically.

Deletion of "accounting" on a mobile device

Finally, let's see how to delete a Windows 8 account on your phone. It's not so simple. The fact is that Windows Phone 8 registration based on Microsoft or Hotmail just does not allow to delete.

The only and most practical way - to create a new account, or initially on the official resource windowsphone.com, and then make a reset to the factory settings, or first to reset, and then create a new "accounting".

Reset is done through the application list, where the parameter range is selected, and then the item information about the device. Next, the reset string is used. The system will give out two warnings, which need to be agreed, after which the device will restart. As it is already clear, you will need to log in to either the already created "account", or create a new account in the process of setting up the gadget.

Conclusion

As you can see, practically in all the described options for deleting "accounting" or profile, there is nothing complicated. However, if we talk about computer systems, we need to clearly understand which record to remove. Otherwise, it may be that when the admin is disabled or deleted, without creating a new account with the same rights, control over the system will be lost, and in some cases even the login will be impossible without the restoration of the primary registration.

With phones, the problem looks somewhat simpler, but still after the reset, all previously installed applications will have to be reinstalled. The only thing that's good here is just saving user files. However, it is worth a hundred times to think, and whether it is necessary to delete the records at all. If this is justified for some reason, then yes. If there is no weighty reason, it is better not to deal with such things.