Windows 10: Wrong name on command prompt

Discus and support Wrong name on command prompt in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I just built a new PC and signed in with my Microsoft account. My account displays my full name (which I'd rather it didn't), but the command prompt... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/MeltySlime, Oct 19, 2020.

  1. /U/MELTYSLIME
    /u/MeltySlime Win User

    Wrong name on command prompt


    I just built a new PC and signed in with my Microsoft account. My account displays my full name (which I'd rather it didn't), but the command prompt shows just my first name with the last letter missing. Why would the name used in the command prompt be wrong, and is there a way I can fix these problems?

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    /u/MeltySlime, Oct 19, 2020
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  2. CWTECH
    cwtech Win User

    command prompt will not open in safe mode with command prompt

    Would I just follow the same steps within safe mode after hooking up to the other system?
     
    cwtech, Oct 19, 2020
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  3. BREE
    Bree Win User
    Installation media boots to command prompt

    I've just booted from known working install media to see exactly what it does when booting. The sequence of events is...

    1. Windows logo on a black screen
    2. circling dots appear beneath the logo
    3. light blue 'Please wait' screen with circling dots
    4. a command prompt window (very briefly)
    5. the initial Setup page appears

    Do you see steps 1-3? If so, it appears you have stopped at step 4, suggesting that something on the disc cannot be read.

    Does the disc boot properly in another machine? If so, try cleaning the laptop's drive lens then try booting from the disc again.

    If not, make new install media with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, either as a bootable USB, on an ISO that you can burn to another disc. At Step 8 in Option One of this tutorial you can choose between making a USB or an ISO.

    Download Windows 10 ISO File
     
    Bree, Oct 19, 2020
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  4. BERTON
    Berton Win User

    Wrong name on command prompt

    commands in command prompt


    Many of the commands one can use in Command Prompt go back to the days of DOS/Disk Operating System. An example of how to use switches in chkdsk can be seen by typing chkdsk /? at the command prompt. There's a number of Web pages about the commands found by a Search:
    dos commands list at DuckDuckGo
    Some pages aimed at Win10:
    windows 10 commands for command prompt at DuckDuckGo
     
    Berton, Oct 19, 2020
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