Windows 10: Is it possible to change my username esp in My Documents folder... it was chosen for me and...

So about 4-5 months ago, I upgraded to Windows 11, my profile name at the start of Windows is perfectly my real name. But the name it chose for My User Folder is the first 5 letters of my email address, and it doesn't fit well and doesn't really have any appeal. I don't know why it chose this, but is there a way to safely change it without having to do a reinstall?

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Downloads folder is the Documents folder

Hi Chris,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to Restore to Default the folders and document settings and see if it helps.

Step 1:

Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

• Go to Download folder.
• Right click on the Download Folder and go to Properties.
• In Properties go to Location tab.
• In location Tab Click on Restore Default.

Step 2:

Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

• Go to Documents folder.
• Right click on the Document folder and go to Properties.
• In Properties go to Location tab.
• In location Tab Click on Restore Default.

After performing above steps change the settings as you required and check if it helps.

Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

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