Windows 10: User folder name hasn't changed in msinfo32...

Discus and support User folder name hasn't changed in msinfo32... in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Good day guys, When I install Windows 10 fresh on my system using my Microsoft account, Windows automatically creates my user folder with an... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Sridhar Ananthanarayanan, Jun 11, 2020.

  1. User folder name hasn't changed in msinfo32...


    Good day guys,


    When I install Windows 10 fresh on my system using my Microsoft account, Windows automatically creates my user folder with an incomplete name 'Sridh'. There is no simple way of renaming it.


    So I used the method described in this video:


    https://youtu.be/J_rTOA4gXJI


    I have now successfully changed my user folder name to 'Sridhar'. There were not too many keys to change in the registry since I did this while the system was still a fresh installation. I only had problems with 2 keys, and they were related to OneDrive. The solution was to take ownership of those keys, make the changes, and then transfer the ownership back to the original owner Local System.


    Everything ran fine, including OneDrive. The only program that gave an error was Outlook because it was unable to locate the data files, and there was no way to manually locate them. The solution to this was to delete the existing Outlook profile and create a new one, and Outllook would automatically create the data files in the correct folder which is the same old folder but with the updated/ new name.


    Today when I checked msinfo32, I still see my old user folder name 'Sridh' and not 'Sridhar'.


    1. Although I didn't find any more entries in the registry, is there any other place where I need to make the change?

    2. The fact that msinfo32 still shows the old name, can this create a problem in future?


    Thanks.

    :)
     
    Sridhar Ananthanarayanan, Jun 11, 2020
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  2. Ryan_2013 Win User

    Change User Name Folders

    "The change the name on the Account folder is more difficult because it is more heavily protected. See this tutorial:https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/89060-chang..."

    On this link, the details show renaming another account. I'm wanting to change the Admin account. It's a good thing I had another user setup on my computer, also as an Admin, because after changing the SID in step 8. And, unable to change the name in step
    11. As "Rename" wasn't in the list. I restarted the computer, since the Admin user account name was changed I was unable to load windows. I had to log into my other account, which was setup as Admin and change the SID back to the 5 letters the user name was
    titled.

    My computer, Admin account, works again.

    I wasn't wanting to just change another account user name, which this is possible to do. I wanted to change the main user, myself.
     
    Ryan_2013, Jun 11, 2020
    #2
  3. User Account folder name

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I understand that you are facing issues with changing the folder name under Users folder in Windows 10.

    I suggest you to perform the below steps and check if it helps.

    1. Open the File Explorer and double click on C drive.

    2. Open Users folder from the list.

    3. Click on the user name folder and then tap on F2 Key.

    4. Change the name of the folder and hit on Enter Key.

    5. It will ask for Administrator Permission and click on Ok.

    6. Folder name will be changed.

    Get back to us if you need any further assistance on Windows related issues and we will be glad to help.
     
    Nyima Yonten, Jun 11, 2020
    #3
  4. KidmanPE Win User

    User folder name hasn't changed in msinfo32...

    User Account folder name

    Well... that accomplished absolutely nothing! F2 alone brought up my volume bar. Ctrl-F2 = nothing! Fn-F2 = nothing! And, finally, Alt-F2 = nothing! What's supposed to happen when I "click" the User [my (sorta) name] folder and press the F2 key?!
     
    KidmanPE, Jun 11, 2020
    #4
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