1. Cannot Delete Profile Windows 7
  2. Cannot Delete User Profile Folder Windows 7
  3. Cannot Delete Domain User Profile Windows 7
  4. Cannot Remove User Profile Windows 7
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How can I delete the local user profile on a Windows 7 machine that is connected to a Windows Server 2008 domain?

Chose the one with the desired user and delete the long registry key like: HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionProfileList. You will then need to either rename (preferable), or delete the user profile on disk under C:Users%username%. May 06, 2016  “How can I delete a user profile on a Windows 7 Computer, that is already part of a domain?” A. Simple solution (if it doesn’t work, go to B) Log in with an account that has administrator privileges; Go to Start / Right click on My Computer / Properties; 3. Click on Advanced system settings. Click on Settings (under User Profiles): 5. Dec 25, 2011  Windows 7: Unable to delete old user folder. You will not be able to delete the user profile folder unless you are not currently logged in that user account, and you have already deleted the user account in User Accounts (Control Panel) first. When a Windows 7 user account is no longer needed on your home network, you can delete the user account from your computer or network. You cannot delete the account that you are currently logged in as, and you must be an administrator. Also, at least one Administrator account must remain (meaning you cannot delete. Sep 21, 2017  Advanced System Properties will open. There, click on the Settings button in the User Profiles section. In the User Profiles window, select the profile of the user account and click the Delete button. Confirm the request, and the profile of the user account will now be deleted.

DelProf doesn't seem to exist on Windows 7.

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You can do it with the User Profiles dialog in System Properties:

  • Log in as different user (with admin privileges) than you want to delete
  • Open Properties for Computer
  • Advanced system settings (on the left side)
  • Settings for User Profiles (in the middle)
  • Select the profile you want to delete and click the delete button
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To clear user local profile via registry:

  1. Click Start → Run → Regedit

  2. Navigate to the following registry key :HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionProfileList

  3. Under ProfileList navigate to binary key’s like this: S-1-5-21-3656904587-1668747452-4095529-500

  4. On the right side under ProfileImagePath you'll see the profile path.

  5. Chose the one with the desired user and delete the long registry key like: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionProfileList

You will then need to either rename (preferable), or delete the user profile on disk under C:Users%username%

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I have developed an unofficial successor to Microsoft's Delprof called Delprof2. It is syntax compatible to the original but more powerful.

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GPO: Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates System User ProfilesThis seems the perfect answer for deleting old domain users

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Open the Windows Control Panel, and then click User Accounts and Family Safety.

The User Accounts and Family Safety window appears.

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Under User Accounts, click Add or Remove User Accounts.

The Manage Accounts window appears.

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Click the user account that you want to delete.

The Change an Account window appears.

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Click the user account that you want to delete.

The Change an Account window appears.

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Cannot Delete Profile Windows 7

Click Delete the Account.

Cannot Delete User Profile Folder Windows 7

The Delete Account window appears. Next, you’ll choose whether you want to save the account files.

Cannot Delete Domain User Profile Windows 7

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Click either Keep Files or Delete Files.

Click Keep Files if you want to save the user’s desktop, Documents, Favorites, Music, Pictures, and Videos folders to a folder (with the user’s name) on the current user’s (Administrator) desktop — e-mail and other settings cannot be saved — or click Delete Files if you want to delete the user account without saving any files, folders, or settings. After you make a selection, the Confirm Deletion window appears.

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Click Delete Account to confirm that you want to delete the user account.

Depending on your selection in the previous step, Windows will either indicate that you are deleting the user’s account but keeping the user’s files, or deleting the user’s files and account.

Cannot Remove User Profile Windows 7

When you delete an account, it’s permanent. Even if you re-create the account with the same name and password, Windows will treat it as a new account, and none of the settings from the previous account will exist in the new account. Of course, if you select Keep Files when deleting the account (see Step 5), you can manually copy those files and folders into the new account.