Windows 10: Windows 10: how to remove user after a name change

Background: I installed Windows 10 on what has turned out to be a laptop with too old of an Intel chipset. As part of trying to get Windows 10 to install, I fiddled in Administrator mode. My recollection is that I simplyadded a name to an admin account, that I didn't actually create an additional user.


I now have two login ids: Owner and J1. Both are Local Accounts and Adminstrator.



When I try to roll back to Windows 7, I'm told I first need to get rid of the J1 user account. How do I get rid of that J1 account?


Or perhaps the right question is how do I remove the J1 name which in turn might enable the rollback to Windows 7 to succeed?



Here is what I have tried with no luck finding an option for that J1 account to rename it or delete it:


- While logged in as Owner, I go to Settings > Accounts > Family and Other and only see Owner. No mention of J1.


- While logged in as J1, I go to Settings > Accounts > Family and Other and see both J1 and Owner. I'm offered the option to remove the Owner account. Not what I want.


- While logged in as Owner, I launch cmd in Administrator Mode and view Control panel's Manage Accounts. I see Owner and J1.Both are noted as Local Account, Administrator. I see a "Delete the account" option only when selecting Owner, not when selecting J1.


- C:\Users shows subfolders Adminstrator and Owner no mention of J1

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How to change User name on Windows 10

Hi Davit,

I will certainly help you in changing the User name on Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to change the User name:

• Press Windows logo + R keys to open the run command, type
  netplwiz and click on Ok.
• On the Users tab, click on Properties to change the user name and then click on
  Apply.

Kindly get back to us for any further assistance on Windows 10. We will be glad to help.

Thank you.

 

user name change

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

As per the description, I understand that you are facing some issues using Windows 10.

I would suggest you to follow the steps given below and check if that helps.

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  Press Windows + X key.
  
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  Click on control panel.
  
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  Click on user accounts.
  
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  Click on change your account name.
  

Change the name as per your according and restart the computer.

Hope this information helps. Please let us know if you need any other assistance with Windows in future. We will be happy to assist you.

 

Change the user name in Windows 10

Hi Rick,

Thank you for writing us back.

Are both the accounts are admin account?

I would suggest you to go through the below steps:

Steps: To determine the user account type:

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  Login to any account.
  
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  Press Windows key+X.
  
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  Click on Control Panel.
  
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  Click on User accounts.
  
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  Your user account will show and below that it will show your local account or admin account.
  
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  Once you know about the account type.
  
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  You can go to user account and change the name.
  
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  Press Windows key+R.
  
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  Type netplwiz and press enter.
  
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  Select the account and click on properties.
  
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  Change the user name and click on apply and then ok and one more time click on ok on the main screen.
  
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  Reboot the computer and check if it helps
  

I hope this helps. Please post back with the status of the issue and we will be glad to assist you further.