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L'Inquiet Posted messages 324 Status Member -  
L'Inquiet Posted messages 324 Status Member -
Hello,
When I turn on my PC running Windows 10 Home, on the homepage where I am prompted to enter my password, an account that does not exist consistently appears but is required to open my session. And invariably the system informs me that this account cannot proceed.
A long time ago, I mistakenly tried to open another account, but without finalizing the action, thinking I had canceled it. However, it appears that some traces remain, causing the small issue described above. I have tried to eliminate it via account management, but in vain...
Any idea on how to neutralize the intruder please? (see attached illustration)

Configuration: Windows / Chrome 94.0.4606.81

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    bazfile Posted messages 58534 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   20 288
     
    Hello,
    try to do it via netplwiz, command prompt, or powershell:
    https://www.malekal.com/supprimer-compte-utilisateur-windows-10/#Netplwiz

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    bazfile
    Moderator/Security Contributor.
    a hello, a response, a thank you are always appreciated.
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    1. L'Inquiet Posted messages 324 Status Member 6
       
      Oups... ! Sorry “#bazfile” for not including you in the thanks previously sent to “#madmyke” who just pointed it out to me. But that's corrected now, and a thousand apologies again.
      Age is a heavy burden to bear, and I kind of derailed there... ;=))
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  3. L'Inquiet Posted messages 324 Status Member 6
     
    Hello,
    I am always impressed by the speed of your responses.
    Responses that, moreover, are effective. Not being contrary but always a bit skeptical about my way of interpreting your advice, I apply it before getting back to you. And once again, I achieve the desired result; the infamous ghost account that had been bothering me for quite some time has indeed disappeared from my view, thanks to the suggested trick.
    THANK YOU "madmyke" for this helping hand.
    Have a great day.
    P.S.: I will try to mark the problem as "resolved"; =))
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    1. madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 488
       
      With pleasure :-)
      But I'm not alone, Bazfile who posted at the same time as me was on the same suggestion :-).
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      1. L'Inquiet Posted messages 324 Status Member 6 > madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         
        Another thank you "#madmyke" for allowing me to correct this unforgivable oversight regarding the intervention of "#bazfile".
        I set things right with him or her (?)
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