Windows 10: Fix the user profile folder and name on Windows 11

Discus and support Fix the user profile folder and name on Windows 11 in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; After a fresh Windows 11 installation, Windows chose a different local component for my user profile. Then it beautifully restored a backup from my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Oliver Smith4, Mar 1, 2024.

  1. OLIVER SMITH4
    Oliver Smith4 Win User

    Fix the user profile folder and name on Windows 11


    After a fresh Windows 11 installation, Windows chose a different local component for my user profile. Then it beautifully restored a backup from my previous version into a horribly broken and useless state because many of the things it restored depended on absolute "C:\Users\<previous name>" folders.Am I correct in understanding my choices to be:a- Reinstall windows and use a fake temporary microsoft account for the setup, add a local account, and then register my real microsoft account with that?b- Use various registry and system hacks to brute-force my Microsoft-screwed current setup i

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    Oliver Smith4, Mar 1, 2024
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  2. DSD
    DSD Win User

    Need help with changing name of user profile folder

    I would like to change the name of the user profile folder. I have found and tried a few methods including one from Microsoft forums. None of them worked. I kept getting something about my User needing to sign out and back in again that there was a problem, so I would sign out and back in again and it didn't work. I think the reason is because Windows created a TEMP user and would log me in under that so there would be a folder named C/User/TEMP and still the original named folder of C/User/myuserfolder.

    I found this on the forums here: Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

    The instructions are very similar to what I have tried. In the above post John W used safe mode. Do I need to go through all the steps again as listed in the post and then go into safe mode, or can I just use safe mode to change the folder name?

    Also, are there newer instructions for how to do this with updates to Windows since the above thread was posted over a year ago?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    DSD, Mar 1, 2024
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  3. SHAWN BRINK
    Shawn Brink Win User
    Shawn Brink, Mar 1, 2024
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  4. RAMESH SRINIVASAN
    Ramesh Srinivasan Win User

    Fix the user profile folder and name on Windows 11

    Ramesh Srinivasan, Mar 1, 2024
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