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  1. How can I change my username on windows C:\Users\


    So I have setup my Windows and followed the prompts in the beginning. This seems to automatically make my username on windows C:\Users\I wish to change this.

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    Mary Christmas 3, Mar 13, 2025
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  2. drud_803 Win User

    Changed username but "C:\Users\UserName" is not reflecting change

    Hello all,

    I am having an issue where my username is causing errors in other software. The reason is because my username has a space in it, and certain engineering software I use cannot reach files in that folder or any subfolders.

    To remedy this I changed my username by replacing the space with an underscore. I did this in "Control Panel > User Accounts > Change Your Account Name", however this only changed my display name - it had no effect on the C:\Users\UserName folder.

    How can I change this folder to reflect my new username, with no spaces?

    Thanks in advance,

    David
     
    drud_803, Mar 13, 2025
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  3. Can't access documents after changing username in C:\Users\username

    I made a mistake of changing my username from C:\Users\username in the registry editor and in the C: folder itself. I tried changing it back but what happened next was Windows created a new profile with the old username and now I can't access my files from the old account. I tried doing system restore and it did restore my old account but not the documents. Please help me as all my files are in the SSD but I can't access them all. If this is unclear, please let me know as I can expound on the steps I took if ever this is not clear.
     
    Kristopher Albano, Mar 13, 2025
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  4. How can I change my username on windows C:\Users\

    Username change in C: drive

    I tried to change my username in powershell and now when I run as admin in powershell, Get-LocalUser gives me the username that I tried adding. Although in cmd window, c:\Users still shows the old one.

    And in cmd window, it reads user - Alias not found if I type wmic user account list full .
     
    Pinar Toptas, Mar 13, 2025
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