REMOVE USER PROFILES VIA THE REGISTRY EDITOR

While User Profiles allow users to customize their work environments, some of their changes can negatively affect the other users who share the same computer.

To remove User Profiles, follow these steps.

  1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Passwords | User Profiles.
  2. Select All Users Of This PC Use The Same Preferences And Desktop Settings.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Reboot the computer when prompted.
  5. When the computer has rebooted, open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
  6. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MicrosoftWindows\CurrentVersion\ProfileList.
  7. To remove the computer's User Profiles, delete the ProfileList key.
  8. Close the Registry Editor.
  9. Open the Profiles folder, located in the Windows system folder.
  10. To remove User Profiles, delete the folders within the Profiles folder.
  11. Reboot the computer.

NOTE: Editing the registry is risky, so be sure you have a verified backup before saving any changes.