(01-03-2017, 03:53 PM)Timster Wrote: Welcome to the forums Tony West. This can happen sometimes when WSUS fails to auto launch after the "reboot and recall" is executed. Try manually running the WSUS client update installer again and be sure to have "auto reboot and recall" checked. This will allow the updater to finish installing updates and automatically delete the WOUT temp account.
If that does not work log out of the WOUT account and log into your admin account then manually delete the WOUT temp account.
Thank you Timster,
I found this guide on an old thread at WSUS forums, for removing the WOUTemp account if your having this unfortunate problem, and it worked for me!
So if you've used WSUS and it's left behind the WOUTemp account and you can't get rid of it this guide may help someone,
Here it is, and thanks to the Admin on the WSUS forum:
To "clean up" your OS do the following:
- Cancel running update scripts using <Ctrl>+C;
- Execute the "CleanupRecall.cmd" script in the "cmd" directory, then reboot.
If it still won't work, follow this guide:
- Log off the "WSUSAdmin" account. While doing this, hold the <Shift> key to prevent automatic login and show the Logon screen instead.
- Log on the "Administrator" account (or an account with administrative rights).
- Check for the existence of a file named "%SystemRoot%\wsusbak-winlogon.reg".
- If the file exists, start the registry editor ([Start - Run...] regedit) and delete the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon". Then merge the backed up values back into the registry by double-clicking the "%SystemRoot%\wsusbak-winlogon.reg" file and confirming the prompt. Then you can delete that file.
- If the file doesn't exist, start the registry editor ([Start - Run...] regedit) and modify some values of the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" as follows:
- DefaultUserName: Administrator (or another user account of your choice)
- DefaultPassword: Delete value
- AutoAdminLogon: Delete value
- ForceAutoLogon: Delete value
- Delete the "WOUTempAdmin" account using the "User accounts" Control Panel item.
- Delete the user profile files if they still exist (XP: C:\Documents and Settings, Vista/7: C:\Users). You may have to force removal of this file, even with Admin privilages.
Regards!