Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176)

Anonymous
2022-10-31T10:36:40+00:00

So recently I updated Windows 11 to its latest 22H2 Version. I noticed that in the properties section of my C Drive, also in the security tab there is a user named "Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176)

Now, my question is, is this user is associated with current version of windows? Because if I want to delete it, warning dialog occurs. And if this is any other problem, then how can I solve this?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-11T13:12:32+00:00

    Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176

    Thank you for the correction, Jar J Binks (Wrong. “feature SIDs” are shown as Unknowns, but you can't say, either an Unknown is a “feature SID” or not, even if it looks like a “feature SID”. Even if it is a “feature SID”, you cant figure out what feature is it, where it came from, you cant figure out that you need a “feature” and cant control “feature”. That is a problem, not the “feature SIDs” by itself.), it is important to always try to be as clear as possible, in the SIDs in question I only hypothesized that it could be associated with Nvidia, however I want to be clearer still, correct me if I'm wrong:

    Each part of the SID has a specific meaning:

    S-1: The constant prefix indicating that this is a security SID.

    15: Identifies the revision level of the SID.

    3: Identify the security authority.

    The other numbers represent the unique identities assigned to the specific security object.

    The SID in question

    (S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176), seems to be a randomly generated SID, I didn't find any clues about it, however, I think not it's a good idea to delete it without knowing what it is exactly, support has asked for feedback on this SID, it seems like a good start, then.

    It seems like a good thing to see who the real users and administrators of the PC are, you can do a further check by typing in the search bar: "netplwiz" without quotes obviously, check if that user appears there...

    I emphasize once again, It is very important to send your feedback about this account using the feedback tool/app on this link >

    https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332

    The request to send feedback about this unknown account was made by an operator named Napoleon from Microsoft support. Give feedback It's important! Even a journey of a thousand miles always begins with the first step.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-10-11T10:25:29+00:00

    Unknown accounts are called "feature SIDs" and are there to provide permissions for applications.

    Wrong. “feature SIDs” are shown as Unknowns, but you can't say, either an Unknown is a “feature SID” or not, even if it looks like a “feature SID”. Even if it is a “feature SID”, you cant figure out what feature is it, where it came from, you cant figure out that you need a “feature” and cant control “feature”. That is a problem, not the “feature SIDs” by itself.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-11T09:42:39+00:00

    Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176

    Unknown accounts are called "feature SIDs" and are there to provide permissions for applications. For example, the S-1-15-3 one could be associated with Nvidia. It is not recommended to delete them.

    The reason it appears this way is because the system can no longer find a friendly name for the account and by default just moves SID to the full name.

    However, to see who the real users and administrators of the PC are, you can do a further check by typing in the search bar: "netplwiz" without quotes obviously, check if that user appears there...

    It is very important to send your feedback about this account using the feedback tool/app on this link >

    https://support.microsoft.com/it-it/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f66612949332

    The request to send feedback about this unknown account was made by an operator named Napoleon from Microsoft support. Give feedback It's important! The strength of the group is already demonstrated within nature...

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-07T18:22:14+00:00

    What did you do after that

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-07T18:18:24+00:00

    I accidently remove that account from the user folder

    Will that be a problem

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