My pc shows a whole bunch of users, and it's causing some permission issues...
Why so many in there? Only one user for this machine, myself, what others can I delete safely?
Windows 10: Why are so many users showing up in folder permissions and sharing?
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New 22 Jan 2018 #1
Why are so many users showing up in folder permissions and sharing?
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Flight Team LeaderPosts : 36,371 Triple boot - Win 10 Pro, Win 10 Pro Insider (2) - (and a sprinkling of VMs)New 22 Jan 2018 #2
Short answer...none. Those, and others, are internal Windows user profiles for running services and such. They have different privileges and permissions levels. Best not to mess with them at all unless advised to do so by a qualified person.xuzo said:
My pc shows a whole bunch of users, and it's causing some permission issues...
Why so many in there? Only one user for this machine, myself, what others can I delete safely?
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