Windows 10: Why is the username associated to my account different??

I have two accounts with my email, the new one I just created recently because of this problem, and the old one. But I really wanted to recover my old account because most of my files are there. I haven't had any problems with my account until my OneDrive suddenly logged out and won't let me sign in. It's been a long time since I've actually had to sign into my account so I may have forgotten some things, but the username was unfamiliar and different? That's how I discovered that the same thing happened with my Authenticator app when I tried using it. I tried [Forgot Password] but since I coul

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How do I change the Windows 10 username associated with my Microsoft Account

When I add my Microsoft account to a new PC running Windows 10, it creates a folder in the C:\Users\ path. This folder has a nickname I used to go by and not my real name. When I first created my Microsoft account decades ago I used the nickname as my name
when I created the account. I want to change the name that Windows 10 uses to create the local account username.

• This username is NOT my Microsoft Account display name
• This username is NOT my Xbox gamer tag
• This username is NOT my e-mail address
• This username is NOT a local account
• This username IS associated with my Microsoft account

What's funny is that when Windows 8 came out and I first discovered that my Windows username would be based off of my Microsoft account, I updated my Microsoft account to use my real name and for Windows 8 and 8.1 this worked and Windows would use my First
Name when creating the local user account associated with my Microsoft Account. When I installed Windows 10 the first time, this behavior was broken and Windows 10 used, and still uses, my old nickname.

Just to help clarify, THIS is the username I want to change and this is for a MICROSOFT ACCOUNT.

 

Can you have two MS Accounts with different usernames but one email address

Hello, I'm Felipe and I'm an independent Community Advisor, and I'll do my best to help you.

Yes, you can have two Microsoft accounts with different usernames but the same underlying email address. When creating a new Microsoft account, you can choose a different username than the email address associated with the account. Your husband can create a new Microsoft account with a different username and link it to his existing email address. This way, he can have a separate account for his new laptop without affecting his existing account.

 

change admin username account

Hi
vasilisnikolo,

Are you logged in with the Microsoft account or a local account?

You can follow the steps below to change the username and check if it helps.

• Press Windows key + X key.
• Click on Control Panel.
• Under view, select large icons.
• Go to User Account.
• Click on Manage another account.
• Select the User Account for which you want to select the password.
• Click on Change the username.
• Click on Change Name button.

Hope this information is helpful.