How to change User Folder Name in Windows 10 Home – Microsoft Community

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Then how to change user folder name in Windows 10? Inside the command prompt window, type the following command and press Enter :. You also want to set the account as an administrator. Enable the Hidden Administrator Account 1. To change your account name on a Windows 10 computer, you\’ll need to go through your User Accounts menu. After restart, you should sign in to your normal profile, with all your personal files and settings in place!
 
 

Windows 10 home change user folder name free.How to Change the User Folder Name in Windows 10

 
This will fail because of the changed path and you will automatically be logged in with a temporary user account which will take a bit of time. Then select the user account with the new name to sign in. If done incorrectly, it could break your computer. After restarting, your PC might automatically sign in to the built-in Administrator account because it was the last signed-in user. After restart, Sign Out from the Administrator account and sign in using the new account name e.

 

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It currently lists my name. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn\’t help. I agree with Sumit, it would be best to create a new administrator account for your sister, and delete the old account. If you still wanted to just rename the user profile folder, then the tutorial below can help show you how to.

Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 10 Search Community member. We are giving a laptop computer to my sister and just upgraded to Windows 10 Home for her. Can you please tell me how to do these name changes so \”things\” don\’t get messed up. Thanks for your help.

JoAnne Fly. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Sumit Independent Advisor Independent Advisor. The best approach to this to create a new user account and delete the older one after signing into new. Make sure to grant admin priviliges to the new account. There is a way to change the name of user profile folder but it isn\’t a great method, in my opinion because of risks involved.

Disclaimer: There are links to non-Microsoft websites which would provide accurate and safe information. There is no need to buy paid products to fix your computers as they do more harm than good sometimes. Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Shawn Brink MVP. Hello JoAnne, I agree with Sumit, it would be best to create a new administrator account for your sister, and delete the old account. This site in other languages x.