NAME
Remove-LocalUser
SYNOPSIS
Deletes local user accounts.SYNTAX
Remove-LocalUser [-InputObject]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ ] Remove-LocalUser [-Name]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ ] Remove-LocalUser [-SID]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ ] DESCRIPTION
The Remove-LocalUser cmdlet deletes local user accounts.
PARAMETERS
-Confirm [
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false] -InputObject
Specifies an array of user accounts that this cmdlet deletes. To obtain a user account, use the Get-LocalUser
cmdlet. Required? true Position? 0 Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false-Name
Specifies an array of names of the user accounts that this cmdlet deletes. Required? true Position? 0 Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false-SID
Specifies an array of security IDs (SIDs) of user accounts that this cmdlet deletes. Required? true Position? 0 Default value NoneAccept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false-WhatIf [
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false] This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). INPUTS
System.Management.Automation.SecurityAccountsManager.LocalUser, System.String, System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier You can pipe a local user, a string, or a SID to this cmdlet.OUTPUTS
None This cmdlet does not generate any output.NOTES
The PrincipalSource property is a property on LocalUser , LocalGroup , and LocalPrincipal * objects that
describes the source of the object. The possible sources are as follows:- Local
- Active Directory
- Azure Active Directory group
- Microsoft Account PrincipalSource is supported only by Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and later versions
of the Windows operating system. For earlier versions, the property is blank.Example 1: Delete a user account
PS C:\>Remove-LocalUser -Name "AdminContoso02"
This command deletes the user account named AdminContoso02.RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=822519Disable-LocalUser
Enable-LocalUser
Get-LocalUser
New-LocalUser
Rename-LocalUser
Set-LocalUser