Windows 10: Change folder name of "user" under C:/Users/user

Discus and support Change folder name of "user" under C:/Users/user in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I misspelled by name during installation of windows and now i want to change the name of the folder.What is the possible way to do so ?Thank in... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Sagnik Saha, Jul 27, 2021.

  1. Change folder name of "user" under C:/Users/user


    I misspelled by name during installation of windows and now i want to change the name of the folder.What is the possible way to do so ?Thank in advance- Sagnik Saha

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    Sagnik Saha, Jul 27, 2021
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  2. User Account folder name

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I understand that you are facing issues with changing the folder name under Users folder in Windows 10.

    I suggest you to perform the below steps and check if it helps.

    1. Open the File Explorer and double click on C drive.

    2. Open Users folder from the list.

    3. Click on the user name folder and then tap on F2 Key.

    4. Change the name of the folder and hit on Enter Key.

    5. It will ask for Administrator Permission and click on Ok.

    6. Folder name will be changed.

    Get back to us if you need any further assistance on Windows related issues and we will be glad to help.
     
    Nyima Yonten, Jul 27, 2021
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  3. Ryan_2013 Win User
    Change User Name Folders

    "The change the name on the Account folder is more difficult because it is more heavily protected. See this tutorial:https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/89060-chang..."

    On this link, the details show renaming another account. I'm wanting to change the Admin account. It's a good thing I had another user setup on my computer, also as an Admin, because after changing the SID in step 8. And, unable to change the name in step
    11. As "Rename" wasn't in the list. I restarted the computer, since the Admin user account name was changed I was unable to load windows. I had to log into my other account, which was setup as Admin and change the SID back to the 5 letters the user name was
    titled.

    My computer, Admin account, works again.

    I wasn't wanting to just change another account user name, which this is possible to do. I wanted to change the main user, myself.
     
    Ryan_2013, Jul 27, 2021
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  4. Change folder name of "user" under C:/Users/user

    Changing name of User-folder in C:

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I appreciate your interest in Windows 10.We sincerely regret for the inconvenience caused.

    Unfortunately, you cannot change the "C:\Users\(user-name)" folder's name. Instead, you can create a new administrator account with the name you want, then copy all of the contents of your old user accounts "C:\Users\(user-name)"
    user folders into the corresponding new account's "C:\Users\(user-name)" user folders.

    After everything checks out ok, you can then delete the old account from within the new one.

    Please let us know if you need further assistance.

    Thank you.
     
    Divya Murugan, Jul 27, 2021
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