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  1. Attempted Changing C:/User username, now I can't login


    Company laptop created an account inside my laptop already but the problem was the path to my Users folder had a space in it, so i wanted to rename it removing the space.

    I edited the profile list under regedit, but when I rebooted my laptop, I can't sign in. It keeps on saying I'm logged in as a temporary user. Please help.

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    /u/vinsanity1603, Nov 26, 2020
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  2. Darkamian Win User

    How to pin c-users-username to quick access not the desktop library of username?

    EDIT: Pinning c-users-username-(folder) functions normally it is specifically c-users-username that is the problem

    The problem occurred before the customization (which is simply use document template). It also fails to work on two other windows 10 laptops (all three devices are different manufactures and motherboards and parts). So it most certainly is not because I
    changed the template. It also has occured for nearly a year now across every update, I even attempted on a clean install(using the media creation tool) without updating or installing anything and it also failed.

    Just to make sure we are following the same steps.

    I navigate to C:\users\ right click and pin to quick access

    I click the link it creates

    opens username(that library in desktop) and not C:\users\username
     
    Darkamian, Nov 26, 2020
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  3. Changing C:\Users\USERNAME

    When setting up a computer, you are initially prompted to create a username. Once this name is created, how can it be changed?

    To be clear, you can change your personal account name (found under Settings>Account>Your Info), but this does not change C:\Users\USERNAME (or whatever drive your OS is on). To change this, I have tried to edit the registry (as detailed

    here
    ). However, when doing this, I am unable to log into my account and have the need to setup a temporary account to recover to the old C:\Users\USERNAME state. How can I change this drive name?

    Thanks for your time
     
    UsernameChange, Nov 26, 2020
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  4. Attempted Changing C:/User username, now I can't login

    Username change in C: drive

    I tried to change my username in powershell and now when I run as admin in powershell, Get-LocalUser gives me the username that I tried adding. Although in cmd window, c:\Users still shows the old one.

    And in cmd window, it reads user - Alias not found if I type wmic user account list full .
     
    Pinar Toptas, Nov 26, 2020
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