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    Windows 11 username is firstinitiallastname, user folder name is firstnameunderscore. When...


    I was trying to navigate to my C:\Users\%username%\AppData\LocalLow folder by typing in the full path including the variable, but it pops up an error stating:File ExplorerWindows can't find 'C:Users\firstinitiallastname\AppData\LocalLow' Check the spelling and try again.It should be trying to reach 'C:Users\firstnameunderscore\AppData\LocalLow' instead. I have no idea how to fix this issue. Any help would be appreciated.Thanks.

    :)
     
    bustout9, Jan 27, 2024
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    Lost myWin10 User Partition Name  

    Stu, I do not understand:- 1 The "USER" account appears in many places in Admin 2 bootable user - you've used this term before but it is not a defined term and I don't know what you mean. I can take you through a series of commands to check exactly what each user account thinks is its user folder path. It's going to get too confusing with aliases such as "USER" so, if you are willing, perhaps you can post the results of the checks in PMs to me and I'll be careful to avoid using real usernames in posts here. Step 0 In all steps, ignore user 'accounts' called DefaultAccount, defaultuser0/1/…, Guest, WDAGUtilityAccount Step 1 Run this command Code:
    This tells you the SID for each username. Step 2 Run RegEdit, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList Step 3 For each of the SIDs in the Registry SubKeys beginning S-1-5-21, select it and look at its ProfileImagePath entry. Step 4 Step 3 tells you the ProfileImagePath [user folder path] for each SID and you can then look up which user name it relates to using the results of Step 1. So now you can see which user folder path Windows thinks it should use for each username. Please post [here or in a PM to me] the list of usernames, SIDs, user folder paths. Please confirm that those user folder paths get shown in File explorer, C:\Users. Denis
     
  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, Jan 27, 2024
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  4. Windows 11 username is firstinitiallastname, user folder name is firstnameunderscore. When...

    Why am I unable to change my username in windows 11 user settings?

    Hello! My name is Mostafa; I will assist you today.

    I’m sorry that you are experiencing this issue.

    Press the “Windows + R” shortcut to launch the RUN utility. After that, type lusrmgr.msc and press Enter. This will launch the Local Users and Groups console in Windows 11.

    In the Local Users and Groups console, you will see the list of all user accounts. This list includes the default user accounts (Administrator, DefaultAccount, Guest, and WDAGUtilityAccount) and your account.

    to rename or change the username or account name of your account in Windows 11, right-click on it and select Rename.

    After that, type the new username and press Enter.

    After changing the name, it’s time to change the full name of your account in Windows 11. So, right-click on your account and select Properties.

    Now, in the properties window, type the new full name for your account. After that, click Apply and OK to save the changes.

    Now restart your Computer.

    If the above steps do not help, create another admin account, transfer your files and delete this user.

    Settings (Win+I) > Accounts > Other users > Add account.

    After adding a new account, change the account type to Administrator.

    Please let me know if the above steps did not help. Thank you.
     
    Mostafa Sadeghi, Jan 27, 2024
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