# Deleting a Simple AD user
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Use the following procedure to delete a user with an Amazon EC2 Windows instance that is joined to your Simple AD directory.

**To delete a user**

1. Connect to the instance where the Active Directory Administration Tools were installed.

1. Open the Active Directory Users and Computers tool from the Windows Start menu. There is a shortcut to this tool found in the **Windows Administrative Tools** folder.
**Tip**  
You can run the following from a command prompt on the instance to open the Active Directory Users and Computers tool box directly.  

   ```
   %SystemRoot%\system32\dsa.msc
   ```

1. In the directory tree, select the OU containing the user that you want to delete (for example, **corp\$1Users**).  
![\[Active Directory Users and Computers tool showing example OU structure.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/images/create-security-groups-OU.png)

1. Select the user you wish to delete. On the **Action** menu, choose **Delete**.

1. A dialog box will appear prompting you to confirm you want to delete the user. Choose **Yes** to delete the user. This permanently deletes the selected user.