Windows 10: Unable to change username in User since reinstallation of Windows 10

I recently purchased a new laptop running Windows 10 professional. Due to the TWINUI issue I am encountering I thought to reinstall Windows to see if the problem is resolved (it did not, but I will post a separate question for this). When HP did the reinstallation, they set the sole user as HP, they said that is their default for all repairs, and all I had to do was change the Windows profile. Their advice only ensured that my logon greeting displays my name rather than HP, however, when I use the command prompt or check the users on this laptop, it always shows up as HP being the user, and folders in the C drive still show the pathname with HP, instead of my name.


After searching online, I made the following changes:

- From regedit, I changed the RegisteredOrganization and RegisteredOwner to my name

- From netplwiz, I changed the user properties -> username HP changed to my username


When I run command prompts, the user still shows as HP. Also the user in the C: drive is still showing as HP. I'm not sure what else needs to be done and am concerned that there would be issues as I use this laptop down the road due to conflicting users. I do not wish to create a new user account as advised by some online forums, and I will be the sole user of this machine.


Please help. Thanks!

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Current active users that are friends

The other reason I suggested this is that users can add characters to their username that are not alphanumeric (e.g. user*). This confuses things somewhat when looking at the list.

 

Change local user account name in Windows 10

Hello!

I've just reinstalled Win10 and created a second account for my wife. Unfortunately, the login names is the mail she's registered to Microsoft.

How can I change the name.

I've read an answer to same question suggesting following:

"

Follow the steps provided below to change the username and check.

• Press Windows key + X key.
• Click on Control Panel.
• Under view, select large icons.
• Go to User Account.
• Click on Manage another account

...

"

I don't have that option in Win10.

Thanks for assistance

 

how to change username on pc located in c:/users in windows 10 pro?

Hi Srijan,

I would like to ask if you are using Microsoft account or Local account.

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if it helps.

Method 1: Please follow the steps to rename the user account.

• In the search box, type user accounts and click on
  User Accounts.
• 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.

Method 2:

Note: Before you start, please back up all you data and create a system restore point first.

• Press Windows Key + R combination and then type
  netplwiz in the Run dialog box. Click OK. If prompted for UAC, click
  Yes.
• Now in the User Accounts window, check Users must enter a user name and password to enter this computer, if it is unchecked.
  
• In the User Name section, select the user name to which you want to change the name and click
  Properties.
• In the Properties window, in the User name field, provide the desired user name. Then click
  Apply followed by OK.
• Reboot to see the change.

Change User Folder name: Even after you change the username using this method, your personal folder will continue to display the old username. To rename the user folder, do the following.

• Create a system restore point first. Then open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

2. You will find several folders here like S-1-5-. Search through them till you find a
ProfileImagePath pointing to your old username. Double-click on it and replace your old username with your new username.

3. Restart your computer to see the change.

Disclaimer:

Important: The System Restore restores the computer back to an earlier point in time, called a restore point. System Restore doesn’t change your personal files, but it might
remove recently installed apps and drivers and also reset the recently changed settings on the computer.

Registry disclaimer: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make
sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/)


How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

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