Windows 10: Are there two Administrators for one PC, named as follows: 1 Microsoft ID Name, and 2...

In User Accounts, I am the Administrator, as named with my Microsoft ID.

But when I tried to access a System file, I am blocked because I am not an Administor named "Desktop-XXXXXX", where the X's are a presumably unique combination of numbers and alpha characters that came with my fairly new Dell Windows 10 Home PC.

So are there now two types of Administrators? This would be news to me, but....

If there are now two admins per PC, how and why did this come about?

How can I become both types of administrator on my home local network PC?


Editorial comment: The more MS tries to integrate everything and pull me in, the more I feel big brothered, and want to stay out as much as possible.

:)

 

Change administrator name in Windows 10

To change the administrator name on windows 10, simply follows these steps;

1. search control panel at the bottom of your screen and open it.

2. Click "User Accounts"

3. Repeat step 2

4. Click "change your account name"

 

change windows 10 pc name

We appreciate you getting back to us. To change the cmd name, we suggest that you follow this steps:

• Open a Command Prompt (Adimin) window: Win+X, A, Alt+Y
• Then run the following command to change your computer name to Donner: WMIC ComputerSystem where Name=COMPUTER-NAME call Rename Name=NewName
• Reboot your PC.
• Try to run ipconfig / all command, you should find that the Host Name in Windows IP Configuration list has been changed to the new name.

Keep us posted with the result.

 

ID or user name modify

Hi Will,

You can easily change your Microsoft Account Username by following the steps below:

• Open the Start Menu.
• Click on Settings.
• Select Accounts > Your Account.

You will now see the Manage my Microsoft account link. Click on it to be routed to your Microsoft account home page. You may be asked to log in again.

Under Hello, there should be an "Edit name" against your current profile name:

• Click "Edit name".
• Write the new name you want.
• Click Save.

Note: This will be the same name that will be used when you send emails using this new ID. And when you restart your computer, your new name will be displayed.

IMPORTANT: Changing your Microsoft Account username is not the same as changing your Microsoft Account name. The latter is not possible. Changing the account name would mean creating a new account.

Let us know how these turned out for you.