How To Delete A User Profile From The Registry?

Asked By m williumm 10 points N/A Posted on - 06/23/2016

I am using Windows 7 with several user accounts I want to delete a user profile from registry permanently. I want to know the steps to perform the operation.

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Answered By p Vhilary 0 points N/A #169069

How To Delete A User Profile From The Registry?

The below given are the steps to delete a user profile from the Windows registry. However, any critical problem may occur if the registry values are modified incorrectly. Hence, make sure to take backup of the registry.

Step 1: Press Ctrl+R and type “Regedit”

Step 2: Go to the following path inside registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE–>SOFTWARE–>Microsoft–>Windows–>CurrentVersion–>ProfileList

Step 3: Select the Profile List keys you want to delete and right click.

Step 4: Select the Delete option. The Profile Key will be deleted.

Step 5: Restart your PC for the changes to take effect.

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• Posted on - 06/23/2016
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