Windows 10: Username in Address

Discus and support Username in Address in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; My username in Windows consists of 2 words. Let's assume them to be First_name Last_name I need to point to a particular file in my code but am not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Lector213, Jan 1, 2020.

  1. Username in Address


    My username in Windows consists of 2 words. Let's assume them to be First_name Last_name

    I need to point to a particular file in my code but am not sure what to put in the file address.

    If username was just First_name I could put C://Users/First_name/ but my username has 2 words, not one and I can't put a space in the file address obviously.

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    /u/Lector213, Jan 1, 2020
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  2. Kreij Win User

    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.
     
    Kreij, Jan 1, 2020
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  3. Mail for Windows 10 (Desktop and Mobile) does not support manual POP3/IMAP config with username different from email address

    I'm trying to set up Mail for Windows 10 (both on a desktop upgrade from Microsoft, and via Windows 10 Mobile insider preview, so not a preview-only issue/question).

    I have a POP3/IMAP account which does not support auto-configuration and which does not use the email address as the username - i.e. I need to provide both an email address, and a different username to log into the POP3/SMTP server with. In effect, I want
    to specify options similar to this (similar to the Advanced set-up option):

    • Account name: My personal email account
    • Your name: Joe Bloggs
    • email address: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
    • Incoming email server: mail.provider.com
    • Account type: POP3 or IMAP
    • Username: joebloggs
      • (note, examples provided were: "kevinc, *** Email address is removed for privacy ***, domain\kevinc" suggesting username and email address are interchangeable in Mail)
    • Password: noneOfYourBusiness
    • Outgoing (SMTP) email server: mail.provider.com
    • Outgoing server requires authentication: Yes
    • Use the same username and password for sending email: Yes
    • Require SSL for incoming email: Yes
    • Require SSL for outgoing email: Yes

    The option in bold above is not present in Mail for Windows 10 (either on RTM desktop, or current Windows 10 Mobile preview). If I use the 'Advanced set-up' options and populate the Username field with my correct username (joebloggs) it will download the
    email correctly but when I try sending emails, the says the sending address is 'joebloggs' - which is not even an email address. There is nowhere even to specify the email address - other than in the 'Username' field.

    Is there any known work around? Is this a known bug? Is it planned to be fixed?

    I can't believe I'm the only person who has encountered this, and I really hope Microsoft are planning a update to Mail to allow the email address and username to be provided separately. On desktop I can easily use a different Mail app, but on Windows 10
    Mobile you can't. As a long standing Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7, 7.5, 7.8, 8 and 8.1 user, I'd hate to be forced to an other mobile OS just because of short-sightedness in Microsoft's mail app!
     
    DavidHearn, Jan 1, 2020
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  4. sturpe Win User

    Username in Address

    Cannot find Desktop Icon in File Explorer


    Now that is interesting. If I do what you suggest, File Explorer Address bar changes to C:\Users\username\documents and the missing ICONS are there. But there is still not a "Desktop" folder.

    Is this a step in the right direction?
     
    sturpe, Jan 1, 2020
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