Here’s how to delete a user account in Windows 7.
As of January 2020, Microsoft isno longer supporting Windows 7.
We recommendupgrading to Windows 10to continue receiving security updates and technical support.
Select theStarticon and chooseControl Panelfrom the Start Menu.
SelectUser Accounts and Family Safety.
In the User Accounts section, chooseAdd or RemoveUser Accounts.
A list of user accounts appears with their respective profile icons.
Choose the account you want to delete.
Under Make changes to [account name’s] account, selectDelete the account.
You may want to keep the account’s files as a secondary backup by selectingKeep Files.
Confirm that you want to delete the user account by choosingDelete Files.
However, it’s best to do a manualback-up of user filesfirst, in case something goes wrong.
The guest account is hidden by default but is easy to activate via the Control Panel.
It’s available in theUser Accounts and Family Safetysection.
Once you are there, chooseUser Accounts>Manage Accounts>Turn on Guest Accountto selectTurn On.
To find out more, check out the tutorial onHow to Use Guest Accounts in Windows 7.
