Can't Revert Windows 10 Default Account Picture? Here's How to Fix It

Revert Windows 10 Default Account Picture
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Below are how to delete the Windows 10 account picture you have set and how to revert Windows 10 default account picture. They worked for me and I hope they worked for you as well.

How to Delete Account Picture

If you want to delete the account pictures that you no longer want to use just open up File Explorer by pressing Win+E and paste the following path into the address bar, changing the <Username> part to your current user account name. If you’re unsure of the folder name, you can also just browse to the location.

C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures
address bar
Windows address bar

How to Revert Windows 10 Default Account Picture

1. Click the Start button at the bottom-left corner of the screen or press the Windows logo key on your keyboard. This will open the Start Menu (or Start Screen).

Start button, Account picture, Change account settings
Start button, Account picture, Change account settings

2. Right-click on your account picture at the top-left corner of the Start menu as shown above screenshot, and then select "Change account settings". 

Windows presents the PC Settings screen shown below. Click on "Browse for one" button, a new window will pop up to select an account picture.

Browse for one
Browse for one

3. Now copy the below path in the address bar and hit Enter.

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures
Paste the path in the address bar
Paste the path in the address bar

4. Finally, choose the Windows Default Account Picture and hit Choose picture.

Choose user picture
Choose user picture

5. You're done!






Reference:

Gavin, B. (2018, October 18). How to Remove Old User Account Pictures in Windows 10 [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.howtogeek.com/369601/how-to-remove-old-user-account-pictures-in-windows-10/

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