Windows 10: how to rename my user's folder in Microsof Window

Discus and support how to rename my user's folder in Microsof Window in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I just installed Microsof Window 10 Pro and I noticed that it has assigned a wrong folder name to my user's folder. my first name has 6 letters but it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by whateveridontcare2434657u, Feb 17, 2021.

  1. how to rename my user's folder in Microsof Window


    I just installed Microsof Window 10 Pro and I noticed that it has assigned a wrong folder name to my user's folder. my first name has 6 letters but it has used 5 letters of it. so it really feels awful to see my name like that. I wish to rename the user name and folder name to my complete name. I have seen links about how to change user name but the folder is still same name


    I don't know what benefits logging in with a Microsoft Account has, so if the proposed solution involves using a local user rather than a Microsof account.


    P.S. you guys at Microsof really suck at giving a personal experience to your users.

    :)
     
    whateveridontcare2434657u, Feb 17, 2021
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  2. Renaming the users folders

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    You are trying to rename the User folder, which can’t be done through the File explorer. Whatever user name you use of your User account, user account folder will have same name. You can rename the Subfolder of the User account folder but not User
    account folder.

    If you want rename the User account folder, change user account name using the suggestion

    Lets’ refer to these steps to rename the User account and check if that helps.

    • Press Windows and X keys together.
    • Click on Control Panel, click on User Accounts.
    • Click on User account, then click on “Change your account name
    • If it’s prompting for password please enter and click on Yes. If you do not have password click on
      Yes.
    • Enter the new user name.
    • Click on change name.


    Reference link for more information.

    Windows 8 User Folder Rename.

    Windows 8 User Folder Rename



    Please do let us know if you need further help.
     
    Mohammed Yaseer, Feb 17, 2021
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  3. User Folder Renamed

    It is totally unclear what you did and how. The fact is that Windows will not let you rename your profile folder while you are logged on. The only way goes like this. Note that this is is an unsupported operation that could cause serious problems:

    1. Log on under a different account, one that has admin privileges.
    2. Rename the folder C:\Users\Nath to C:\Users\Nathan
    3. Adjust certain keys in the registry to reflect the change.

    Now please report exactly what you did.
     
    Frederik Long, Feb 17, 2021
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  4. how to rename my user's folder in Microsof Window

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    Hello,

    Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.

    • Are you facing any issues in renaming folder?
    • When you say, "music folder does not apply anymore as a primary designation" what exactly are you referring to?
    Follow the steps below to rename folder:

    • Right click on a folder which you want to rename.
    • Select Rename and enter new name for it.
    Hope this helps. Kindly get back to us with the above details to assist you further.

    Thank You.
     
    ThofikhAhamad, Feb 17, 2021
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