Is There any way DELETE Guest Account?

Is There any way to DELETE Guest Account on Windows ? I don't want to Disable it .

(There is same problem with default Administrator Account.)

Gotin

Posted 2017-06-10T17:44:35.793

Reputation: 13

1Of course there is, through Computer Management. What windows version are you on? – LPChip – 2017-06-10T17:50:15.440

@LPChip, Hi, I am using Windows 10 & Server 2012 . – Gotin – 2017-06-10T17:52:06.577

Okay, will work on both. I'll write you an answer – LPChip – 2017-06-10T17:52:29.210

I tried with net users Guest /Delete but this return an error that it cannot perform this operation on built-in accounts. – Biswapriyo – 2017-06-10T18:16:36.437

Apparently this cannot be done. Why do you even want to delete them? They're set as disabled anyway, and probably are used to launch certain processes with very limited access. – LPChip – 2017-06-10T18:20:56.047

Answers

Open registry editor and browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM\SAM\Domains\Account\Users\Names, delete the Guest key and reboot your computer. You'll see the Guest account was deleted and you can't access it any longer.

Source: https://www.top-password.com/knowledge/delete-windows-built-in-administrator.html

Personally I suggest you make a restore point before deleting the guest account, in case you mess up the registry.

Silvano

Posted 2017-06-10T17:44:35.793

Reputation: 51

I also wanted to set up my family computer so that the Guest account could not be enabled. I was also working in Windows 7. The solution I went with, and I recommend this, is to do my own work on a standard (not administrator) account. That way, if some young mischievous person in my family tries to re-enable the guest account (if I have left my account open and have turned my back for a moment), he will be unsuccessful.

I created a special administrator account called uber-admin. But I don't use uber-admin for my day to day work. Then I made ALL family members' accounts (including my own) standard users.

This has worked well. The guest account has stayed de-activated.

aparente001

Posted 2017-06-10T17:44:35.793

Reputation: 362