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Discus and support Correct username under C:\windows\Users path in windows 10? in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; After doing a custom install of windows 10, due to BSOD error loop, I am facing few newer issues. Issue 1: Username path in C:\Users\ got changed... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by rahulKA, Oct 30, 2020.

  1. rahulKA Win User

    Correct username under C:\windows\Users path in windows 10?


    After doing a custom install of windows 10, due to BSOD error loop, I am facing few newer issues.

    Issue 1:
    Username path in C:\Users\ got changed automatically from C:\Users\Raghav to C:\Users\ragha somehow on this new custom install of Windows 10 (version 20H2).
    why we don't have a choice in deciding our own username under "C\Users" in Windows 10.
    It's very absurd to take first 5 characters from email-Id and make that a username.
    How to revert back to the old username ?

    Issue 2:
    All the folders like Desktop, Documents, pictures have moved inside OneDrive, automatically.
    Can't we customize which folder we want to keep in OneDrive?
    How to move out these folder out of them, keep only those which we need to backup?


    There must be some solution to these above issues in windows 10.

    OS config :
    Windows version 20H2(OS build 19042.508).

    :)
     
    rahulKA, Oct 30, 2020
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  2. Try3 Win User

    Correct username under C:\windows\Users path in windows 10?

    It didn't get changed. If you create an MSAccount-linked user account then Windows names the C:\Users\%UserName% folder with the first five characters of the MSAccount name.

    You can use the TenForumsTutorial zbook pointed you to.

    For any future users you want to create, that you can avoid this issue by first creating the account as a local account and only then converting it to an MSAccount. That will leave the C:\Users\%UserName% as it is - the full name used for the local account name.
    Add Local Account or Microsoft Account - TenForumsTutorials
    Change Account Type - TenForumsTutorials {making it an Admin account, if required}
    Switch to Microsoft Account - TenForumsTutorials

    Denis
     
  3. rahulKA Win User
    Correct username under C:\windows\Users path in windows 10?

    After doing a custom install of windows 10, due to BSOD error loop, I am facing few newer issues.

    Issue 1:
    Username path in C:\Users\ got changed automatically from C:\Users\Raghav to C:\Users\ragha somehow on this new custom install of Windows 10 (version 20H2).
    why we don't have a choice in deciding our own username under "C\Users" in Windows 10.
    It's very absurd to take first 5 characters from email-Id and make that a username.
    How to revert back to the old username ?

    Issue 2:
    All the folders like Desktop, Documents, pictures have moved inside OneDrive, automatically.
    Can't we customize which folder we want to keep in OneDrive?
    How to move out these folder out of them, keep only those which we need to backup?


    There must be some solution to these above issues in windows 10.

    OS config :
    Windows version 20H2(OS build 19042.508).
     
    rahulKA, Oct 30, 2020
    #3
  4. Correct username under C:\windows\Users path in windows 10?

    Equivalent of "c:\Users\username"

    Vijay_Verma and DaveM21, thanks. I'll add that to my list of hints to remember,

    Now, all I have to do is run the following command in PowerShell:

    S C:\WINDOWS\system32> icacls "%userProfile%\Dropbox" /grant %USERNAME% (F) /T

    When I try to run this command (which is taken from the Dropbox website), I get the following:

    F : The term 'F' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

    At line:1 char:51

    + icacls "%userProfile%\Dropbox" /grant %USERNAME% (F) /T

    + ~

    + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (F:String) [], CommandNotFoundException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

    How do I correct this? (And I have two silarcommand waiting in the wings.)
     
    RogerBlair1, Oct 30, 2020
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