1. Before deleting a user account from the Control Panel, make sure that you have backed up all of the important data on the account. This will ensure that nothing is lost during the process.
2. Open the Control Panel and navigate to the User Accounts section. If you are using Windows 7, click on the ‘Manage Another Account’ option.
3. In the Manage Accounts window, select the user account you want to delete.
4. You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the account. Click ‘Delete the account’.
5. If the account has any data associated with it, you will be asked if you want to keep the files or delete them. Choose whichever option best suits your needs.
6. After you have made your selection, the user account will be deleted. You may be asked to restart your computer before the changes take effect.
7. After the restart is complete, you may need to go into the network settings and remove any references to the deleted user account.
8. Finally, if the user account was associated with an online service, such as an email address, you will need to manually delete the account from the service.
9. After you have completed these steps, the user account will be permanently deleted from your computer.