Windows 10: Change Username as Administrator Not Available in Control Panel Windows 11 Home

I am the administrator of the account. Under Control Panel the only option is to change the account type. I Googled a few fixes and have also tried the Windows +X button, but the Control Panel is not available there. I have also tried Windows +R and typed lusrmgr.msc but the snapin is unavailable with my edition of Windows. I also changed my name under the Microsoft online account and restarted, but the original name is still there. Why is this so difficult to change? I set it up so I should be able to change it. Please HELP! I am beyond frustrated that this is not a simple fix.

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Hello,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community and providing us with the detailed description about the issue.

As per the description, I understand that you want to know how to access the control panel in Windows 10?

I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you.

I would suggest you to try the following steps to open the Control Panel in the system.

Step 1: Opening Control Panel in Windows 10.

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  Open Run command box by simultaneously pressing Windows and R keys (Windows + R).
  
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  In the Run dialog box, type
  Control and then press Enter key to open the classic Control Panel.
  

Step 2: Access Control Panel in Windows 10 from desktop.

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  Right-click on the Start button (Windows logo button at the bottom-left corner of the desktop) and then click Control Panel to open the same.
  

Step 3: Launch Control Panel using search.

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  Open Start menu or screen.
  
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  In the search box, enter Control Panel and then press Enter key to open the same.
  

Note: You can quickly access the search with the help of Windows + C hotkey.

Step 4: Create Control Panel shortcut on desktop.

• Right-click on desktop, click New, and then click Shortcut.
• In Type the location of the item box, type the following path.

explorer shell:ControlPanelFolder

• Click Next button.
• In the Type a name for this shortcut box, type Control Panel, and click Finish button. You can now double-click on the Control Panel icon on the desktop to quickly launch the same.

Step 5: Pin Control Panel to Start or taskbar.

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  In the Start search box, type Control Panel.
  
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  When you see search results, right-click on Control Panel entry and then click Pin to Start to pin it to the Start menu or screen.
  

Note: Clicking Pin to taskbar will pin the Control Panel to taskbar.

I hope this information is helpful.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Changing Administrator Username

Hello,

I'm having an extremely difficult time changing my username. My user account is the administrator and only user on the PC. My partner set up the PC for me and put in a placeholder name which we used under the assumption I'd be able to change it later.

I've already changed my name on my linked Microsoft account as well, but that had no effect.

I was able to access manually changing it through the Advanced Control Panel via windows+r (tried netplwiz and control userpasswords2) and when it prompts me to sign out the new username shows up. However the second I enter my PIN it reverts back.

I do not get a change username option through the regular setting either, and when trying to access the username through lusrmgr.msc it tells me "this snapin may not be used with this edition of Windows 10, use the user accounts tool in control panel", which
for me doesn't exist.

I am completely at a loss. Has anyone else dealt with this and know how to fix it?

 

windows 10 control panel

Step 2 does not work at all. Anything from File Explorer and above does not launch at all.