Skip to main content
Question

Deleting a local user account

S
Forum|alt.badge.img

We are trying to remove an old local account that is on most of our windows computers.  The code removed the account when I ran it locally but not when I run it through automox.

 

# Delete a local account named "tommyboy" 
$AccountName = "tommyboy"

# Check if the account exists
if (Get-LocalUser -Name $AccountName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
    # Forcefully delete the account
    Remove-LocalUser -Name $AccountName -Force
    Write-Host "The account '$AccountName' has been deleted successfully."
} else {
    Write-Host "The account '$AccountName' does not exist."
}

 

    2 replies

    M
    Forum|alt.badge.img
    • MarkH-Automox
    • Automox Employee
    • 134 replies
    • April 3, 2025

    Hi Slammert,

    This is a situation where get-localuser is not available for 32-bit powershell

     

     

    I was able to get this pieced together which worked, using 32-bit available commands:

     

    # ======================
# Otto AI Generated Code
# ======================
# Define the username of the account you want to delete
$username = "delete-me"  # Replace with the actual username

# Check if the user exists using net user command
$userExists = net user | Select-String -Pattern $username

if ($userExists) {
    # Remove the user account using net user command
    net user $username /delete
    Write-Host "User account '$username' has been deleted."
} else {
    Write-Host "User account '$username' does not exist."
}

     

    S
    Forum|alt.badge.img
    • slammert
    • Author
    • Novice
    • 20 replies
    • April 3, 2025

    Thanks Mark!!!

     

    Reply


    Terms & ConditionsCookie settings

    Cookie policy

    We use cookies to enhance and personalize your experience. If you accept you agree to our full cookie policy. Learn more about our cookies.

     
    Cookie settings