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Discus and support Change Administrator Name in Windows 10 in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; I just got a new computer that forced me through some voice call Cortina or something like that to set up Windows 10 by logging into my Microsoft... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by IreneMHB, Jul 1, 2021.

  1. IreneMHB Win User

    Change Administrator Name in Windows 10


    I just got a new computer that forced me through some voice call Cortina or something like that to set up Windows 10 by logging into my Microsoft account. I saw no way of avoiding this, nor did I think there would be any problem. I am the only user of this computer. This set-up created a name for the administrator user account that is the first five letters of my email address for my Microsoft account. This five-digit name is illogical and I want to change it. But after searching online for nearly two hours and reading many people's frustrations with the same issue, I could not find a

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    IreneMHB, Jul 1, 2021
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  2. Louie002 Win User

    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"
     
    Louie002, Jul 1, 2021
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  3. Change Administrator Name

    Hello Wade,

    The tutorial below can help show you step by step on how to change the name of an account in Windows 10.

    If you wanted to change the name of the built-in "Administrator" account, you can also use any of the options for a local account.

    Change User Name of Account in Windows 10
     
    Shawn Brink, Jul 1, 2021
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  4. Change Administrator Name in Windows 10

    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.
     
    Marilou Ser, Jul 1, 2021
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