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How To Delete A User Account Picture in Windows 10 (With Pictures)
How To Delete A User Account Picture in Windows 10 (With Pictures)
When you select a Windows 10 user account photo, it'll appear on the login screen, the
Start menu, and various other places in Windows. If you don't want to have a profile photo
at all, you'll need to replace it with something else, such as the default profile icon (an
outline of a person). Once you replace the photo, you can delete your old profile photos.
This wikiHow will teach you how to reset your Windows 10 user account photo to the
default profile icon and delete your old profile photos.
Method
1 Reverting to the Default User Photo
1 Click the Start button. It's usually at the bottom-left corner of the
screen.
Click on your profile icon. It should look like your current user photo, and
2 it's near the top-left corner of the Start menu.
Select user.png and click Choose picture . Any of the files with the
6 name "user" should be fine. This replaces your user profile photo with the
default.
Your old photo will still appear in your account settings. If you want to delete
it from the computer completely, continue with this method.
Press ⊞ Win + E to open the File Explorer. Now you'll use the File
7 Explorer to delete your old photo from the computer.
Press ↵ Enter . Now you'll see all of your user account photos.
9
Select the photo(s) you want to delete. To select multiple photos, hold
10 Ctrl as you click.
Press the Del key on the keyboard. The selected photos are now
11 removed from your account.
If you log into Windows with your Microsoft account, you may still see your
old profile photo in some locations (such as when you sign into other
Windows 10 computers). See the "Removing a Profile Photo from a
Microsoft Account" method to learn how to remove it.
Method
2 Removing a Profile Photo from a Microsoft Account
1 Open your Windows Settings . You'll find this app near the bottom of
the Start menu.
If your Windows 10 login is connected to your Microsoft account and you
don't want your old profile photo to appear anywhere, use this method to
remove it from your Microsoft account.
Click Accounts . It's the icon that looks like the outline of a person.
2
Click Manage my Microsoft Account . It's below your current user photo.
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Log in to your Microsoft account. If you're not already signed in to your
4 account, you'll be prompted to do so now. Use the same login and password
you use to sign into Windows.
Click your profile photo. It's at the top-left corner of the page. A larger
5 version of your photo will appear.
Community Q&A
Question
I deleted the picture, but it's still there. What should I do?
Community Answer
Review Steps 7 - 8 to ensure that you've also deleted it from the account folder.
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