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How do I delete the previous owners windows user profile in windows 10? The pc was running windows 7, i upgraded to w10, but cannot delete or rename original user profile
Chris Benson Sampson
Posted 2017-07-13T16:20:29.240
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Old user profile on used laptop
"How do I delete the previous owners windows user profile in windows 10?" - Take ownership of the folder then delete it. Be sure you delete the user account before you do this. How you delete an account is well documented, you will have to be specific, about which step you are confused about. How you take ownership of a folder (any folder) is well documented, if you are confused about that process, please describe to us what step you are stuck on. Be specific as possible. – Ramhound – 2017-07-13T16:27:18.900
Ramhound is correct, we need more information. Also, does the user account you are logged into have administrative privileges? – CharlieRB – 2017-07-13T17:28:48.037
1I would be far far more inclined to nuke & pave. Start over from fresh. You have no idea what may be lurking on there. – Tetsujin – 2017-07-13T17:53:22.787