Windows 10: Lost file access while they still exist

Discus and support Lost file access while they still exist in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; So it had bothered me for a while that the name of the user in the c drive was not what i wanted. I followed along a video on how to change it. So... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by minty3, Mar 2, 2022.

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    So it had bothered me for a while that the name of the user in the c drive was not what i wanted. I followed along a video on how to change it. So apparently as i was on a temp user account doing the cd c:\users ren procedure, it showed access denied. I ignored it and kept along the video, went to regedit and changed the value ProfileImage with a name i wanted, before realizing that it was the biggest mistake. I switched back to my desired user and everything is gone, with a little window telling me to sign out or my files will be gone, which i did. Headed over to c drive accounts folder, i sa

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