

In that case, the Chromebook is managed by an administrator and he or she is the only one who can remove a user. Sometimes the “Remove this person” option is nowhere to be found. To remind you, the trick is not to forget to backup all the important data and files. Tip: Aside from removing users, a hard reset is advisable should you decide to sell or give away your Chromebook. When the process finishes, just log in with an account you wish to be the new owner. This initiates the hard reset and wipes all the data from the computer. Then, you click on “Powerwash” and hit Restart to confirm your decision. Launch Settings, click on Advanced, and navigate to “Reset settings”. Log into the computer using the credentials of the current owner.

This is the same as a hard reset, but we won’t cover the same method again. To change the owner, or delete the previous user profile of the current owner, you need to “Powerwash” the Chromebook. Among other things, some of the perks include network management, crash reports and usage stats, and system channel setting. This is the first user that logs in and has administrative privileges. To begin with, it pays to take a closer look at how Google defines a Chromebook owner.
