How to Delete a User Account Picture in Windows 10

Method 1 of 2:

Reverting to the Default User Photo

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 it's near the top-left corner of the Start menu.
Click Change account settings.
Click Browse for one. It's under the "Create your picture" header. You'll see the "Open" dialog window.
Navigate to C:ProgramDataMicrosoftUser Account Pictures. This is where you'll find the default user icons. Here's a quick way to do this:
1. Highlight this text with your mouse: C:ProgramDataMicrosoftUser Account Pictures.
2. Press Ctrl+C to copy it to your clipboard.
3. In the address bar at the top of the Open window, click your mouse at the end of the current path. This highlights the information that's already in that box.
4. Press Ctrl+V to paste the copied location.
5. Press ↵ Enter.
Select user.png and click Choose picture. Any of the files with the name "user" should be fine. This replaces your user profile photo with the default.
1. 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 Explorer to delete your old photo from the computer.
Paste %appdata%MicrosoftWindowsAccountPictures into the address bar. You'll do this just as you did when you navigated to the User Account Pictures folder in the Open window.
Press ↵ Enter. Now you'll see all of your user account photos.
Select the photo(s) you want to delete. To select multiple photos, hold Ctrl as you click.
Press the Del key on the keyboard. The selected photos are now removed from your account.
1. 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 of 2:

Removing a Profile Photo from a Microsoft Account

Open your Windows Settings

. You'll find this app near the bottom of the Start menu.
1. 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.
Click Manage my Microsoft Account. It's below your current user photo.
Log in to your Microsoft account. If you're not already signed in to your 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 version of your photo will appear.
Click Remove. It's near the bottom-right corner of the page. A confirmation message will appear at the bottom.
Click Yes to confirm. The photo is no longer associated with your account.

Samuel Daniel

Update 04 March 2020

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