Windows 10: User account somehow got renamed and now it requests a password.

I dis a fresh install of windows about a year ago, for which I chose to only use a local user account (my license is granted by my employer, and I don’t want my home and work accounts mixed up).
Recently, the system started asking me for a password when I start the system up, but I made sure to leave the local account without a password so that anyone of my family members could use it (and it did work like that for a year).
Now, I know that this account wasn’t created by somebody else because the name is my video gaming nickname.
What could’ve happened?

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I can't rename my user account

Hello Owen,

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

• 
  Are you using a Microsoft account or local account?
  

If you are using local account, I suggest you to follow the below steps to change the user name.

Please follow the steps to rename the user account in Windows 10.

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

b. Click on “Change your account name”

c. If it’s prompting for password please enter and click on Yes. If you do not have password click on Yes.

d. Enter the new user name.

e. Click on change name.

If you face any more issues while working with Windows do post on Microsoft Community Forum.

 

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.

 

Rename user account in Windows 10

Hello Michael,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



We do understand your concern and we will be happy to help you regarding this.



Please answer the below questions:

• The account which you were using before, was it a Microsoft account?
• Did you download the game from Windows store?

If you were using local account, I request you to try the below steps to get that back.

• 
  Select the Start button, then select Settings.
  
• 
  Select Accounts > Your email and accounts > Sign in with a local account instead.
  
• 
  Enter the Hotmail account password and follow the steps to change the Microsoft account to local account.
  

I hope this helps you. If you have any further queries, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.



Thank you.