In some situations you might want to remove an account from Windows, such as an account you tested a piece of software on. We will explain you how you remove an account in Windows 10 and Windows 8
Remove an Account in Windows 10 and Windows 8
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1. Begin by right-clicking the Start Icon of Windows.
2. Then click Control Panel
3. Then under User Accounts and Family Safety, click Change Account Type
![Windows 10: Change Account Type](http://windowsinstructed.com.www603.your-server.de.www603.your-server.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-11_13-57-17-300x193.png)
4. Then choose the account you wish to change, and double-click it.
5. Then click on Delete this Account
![Windows 10: Delete User Account](http://windowsinstructed.com.www603.your-server.de.www603.your-server.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-11_14-11-20-300x90.png)
6.You can now choose if you wish to keep the account his files, if you want to keep the files then click on Keep Files otherwise choose Delete Files
7. A confirmation will appear, if you are sure you wish to remove the account then choose, Delete Account
![Windows 10: Sure you wish to remove account?](http://windowsinstructed.com.www603.your-server.de.www603.your-server.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-11_14-13-44-300x58.png)
The account will now be removed from your system.
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