Windows 10: WDAGUtilityAccount displayed via net user with my username, and my Default Account as...

With the help of the Admin command, I discovered that what I thought was my Administrator Account is the WDAGUtilityAccount with my username associated with it. Additionally, my default account is my //administrator account. From what little research I have done, I know I need skilled support.I have known for a long time I have had two main accounts. My preferred account was a local account, but I frequently had to switch to a Microsoft account to access services other than email. Somewhere along the way, this resulted in an error which probably induced other errors over time. As of this wri

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WDAGUtilityAccount

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern regarding the WDAGUtilityAccount and we will certainly help you with the information.



WDAGUtilityAccount is part of Application Guard beginning with Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update). This account remains disabled until Application Guard is enabled on your device. This item is integrated to the OS and is not
considered as a threat/virus/malware.



There are multiple system accounts that are built-in to Windows and WDAGUtilityAccount is one of them.



Based on the screenshot that you have provided, when you run net user command, it displays all the accounts in the system, including the default account, administrator and guest and your user accounts. However, this is displayed in alphabetical order
and in columns of three.



In the below screenshot, I have created the 5 test accounts and this is displayed on top as per the alphabetical order.



If you type netplwiz command in Windows Search, you will see the User Accounts window which shows all the user accounts that you have created and can login to.







If you need full information on the user accounts on your system, you can run the following command in the command prompt.

wmic useraccount list full



We await your response.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

WDAGUtilityAccount

WDAGUtilityAccount and DefaultAccount are not replacing your user account, they are in addition to any other user accounts. They are necessary for the system to operate normally. DefaultAccount is a template for creating new user accounts and WDAGUtilityAccount is stated by the system to be "A user account managed and used by the system for Windows Defender Application Guard scenarios."

Neither account is active, nor should they be made so. Both accounts are managed by the system and should be left alone.








There are other system accounts besides these two. Open a command prompt and type NET USERS

The names will include: Administrator, DefaultAccount, Guest and WDAGUtilityAccount. A Pro system running Hyper-V will also include RDV GRAPHICS SERVICE. Any other names will be your normal user account or accounts.

 

Lost my default user account

My default user account is not listed during startup; only the Guest account called Windows User is available.

Earlier, I was trying to find my Microsoft account, but don't think I was successful. I entered a password I had used years ago with the Microsoft Community, but it was incorrect. I'm not sure what I would see if I had opened my Microsoft account. I guess something happened.

I shut down and restarted my computer and to my surprise I was asked for a password. I don't recall what happened when I originally set up the computer, but would have eliminated the password, if possible. I fiddled around, not sure what to do, and accidentally selected Windows User when I started the computer again. Now I'm not asked, and Windows User is automatically used.

My default account is still on the computer. I started with Administrator privileges, and ran C:\WINDWS\system32>net user and it is listed as the default account (WDAGUtilityAccount is listed under the Default Account heading). Windows User is the guest account.

I attempted to use System Restore from the Windows User Account but it was off. Since it is a different account, it probably would not have helped.
Any suggestions? Jim