If you are the local administrator for a computer, then you can remove the account by using the Windows 10 operating system’s “administrative tools.” To remove the local administrator account, follow these steps:
- Open the “Administrative Tools” menu on your desktop.
- Click on “User Accounts.”
- In the “User Accounts” window, click on the name of the local administrator account that you want to remove.
- Click on “Remove Account.”
The Administrator and Guest accounts are always present in any Windows installation. These accounts cannot be deleted by default. You’ll get the above error message if you try to remove it from an elevated Command Prompt: “System error 1371 has occurred.”
Right-click the Start menu (or Windows key + X) Computer Management, then select Local Users and Groups Users. Select the Administrator account, right-click it, then click Properties. Uncheck Account is disabled and click OK.
Go to Start and type ‘control panel’. On the left side of the control panel window, click on ‘Login options’ and then select a user option. Select your account from the drop-down menu where it says “You may only use one e-mail address with this Microsoft Account.” Then look for the option that reads “Account type.
Choose the Start menu and then click on Settings. It’s the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of your screen. Click on Settings from the Start menu. Right-click or tap and hold on an empty space next to “Accounts” in Accounts (on a PC, it’s at the top right of your screen). Select Family.
Open the Control Panel by clicking Start. Then click Settings. Select Accounts from the drop-down menu next to it. Choose Family & Other Users from the drop-down list. Click on a user account under the Other User’s panel, then pick a Change Account Type option. In the Change account type dropdown, select Administrator.
