I never had this bug experience.
Another user in our Forum did and this is the instructions I gave them to resolve it.
OK when booted in Normal mode:
- Right-click on Start and select Run
- In the Run dialog type msconfig then click OK
- Select the Boot tab then check box next to Safe Boot
- Click Apply, then OK, then Restart
When computer Restarts you'll end up at the Safe Mode Login page:
- Sign in
- Right-click on Start and select Control Panel
- When Viewing by Category click on User Accounts
- The window will refresh and you can now click Remove user accounts
- Select the DefaultUser0 account
- Now click Delete the account
- You'll be asked whether to keep Files for DefaultUser0. Select Delete Files
- Next you'll be prompted to confirm deletion of account. Select Delete Account
The Delete Account button will highlight and the System will appear frozen. This is normal, just wait!
- You can now close the Control Panel window.
- Next using File Explorer navigate to C:\Users. If the DefaultUser0 folder is still there, right-click and Delete then close File Explorer
- Next right-click on Start and select Run
- In the Run dialog type regedit then click OK
- Click Yes when the User Account Control prompt appears
- In the left pane of Registry Editor expand the keys to this location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
— SOFTWARE
— Microsoft
— Windows NT
— CurrentVersion
ProfileList
- Expand the ProfileList key then left-click any sub key that begins S-1-5-21 to allow you to view its content in the right pane.
In the right pane note the Data Value for the ProfileImagePath. One of these may point to C:\Users\DefaultUser0.
If you locate one that does point to that unwanted user, then in left pane Right-click on the S-1-5-21 key containing this unwanted ProfileImagePath and select Delete and if prompted Confirm deletion.
Close Registry Editor now.
- Right-click on Start and select Run
- In the Run dialog type msconfig then click OK
- Select the Boot tab then remove check from the box next to Safe Boot
- Click Apply, then OK,, then Restart
That is it. All done!
Theoretically, when you initially confirmed
Delete Account having chosen
not to keep files Windows ought to delete that DefaultUser0 folder from C:\Users, and also delete the S-1-5-21 sub key that points to a ProfileImagePath with a Data Value which points to C:\Users\DefaultUser0.
Having said that the reason I gave some extra finger exercise is because of the fact this is a known bug that appears for some users, so better to play it safe and manually verify these are deleted.
If for any reason the DefaultUser0 account did not appear when you opened User ACcounts via Control panel in Safe Mode, then in lieu of that, you can:
- Right-click on Start and select Command Prompt (Admin)
- Click Yes when User Account Control prompt appears
- Then in the console simply type the following two commands:
net user then press Enter key to display list of User accounts. Make note of precisely how DefaultUser0 is in this list as the account name is case sensitive and must be typed as it appears in the second command.
For example: net user DefaultUser0 /delete then press Enter key
If prompted agree to deletion by typing Y and pressing Enter key
If you had to delete it this way, then you will more likely need to make changes in the Users folder and Registry as all ready given earlier.
You really live up to your username 