4726
A user account was deleted
- Log: Security
- Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
- Account changes
- Info
What it means
A user account was removed from the domain or local computer.
Why it matters
Unexpected deletions can be sabotage or an attacker covering tracks.
What to do
- Confirm the deletion was requested.
- Restore from the AD Recycle Bin if it wasn’t.
Find it with PowerShell
Get-WinEvent -MaxEvents 20 -FilterHashtable @{
LogName = 'Security'; Id = 4726
} | Select-Object TimeCreated, ProviderName, MessageAdd -ComputerName SERVER to query another machine. Other event sources can reuse the same ID number, so check the ProviderName column.
Source
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