How to delete an account photo for Windows 10?

For some reason, I am having difficulty deleting the account photos I took.  I took silly looking pictures with the web cam, and now I can't delete them.  I have a photo of something else that I'm using and it's all I want.  Is there a way to delete the account photos that I no longer need?  I don't see an option to delete photos, only to create or browse for them.  I'm using an Asus laptop with Windows 10.  
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Not from the Settings directly, but if you open any folder and copy/paste this into the "address bar" as if it was a webpage, press Enter to go to the folder and delete the picture you don't want in the history anymore.

%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures


Example:

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Last updated April 19, 2025 Views 1,588 Applies to: