Windows 10: You can change the name of Microsoft in the user folder?

Discus and support You can change the name of Microsoft in the user folder? in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Hello, you can change the name of Microsoft in the user folder? (That would be the first 5 characters Microsoft account) I wish I could do this... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by alpha45, Aug 8, 2016.

  1. ALPHA45
    alpha45 Win User

    You can change the name of Microsoft in the user folder?


    Hello,
    you can change the name of Microsoft in the user folder? (That would be the first 5 characters Microsoft account)
    I wish I could do this without losing anything of what I have currently installed.
    Thanks for any suggestions.
    Hello

    :)
     
    alpha45, Aug 8, 2016
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  2. FREDERIK LONG
    Frederik Long Win User

    How can I change the name of the user folder in Windows 10

    Creating a new account has exactly the same effect as re-installing Windows but is perhaps 100 times faster. Since you will first delete the unwanted account, and later on delete the misnamed profile folder, there will be no duplication of anything.
     
    Frederik Long, Aug 8, 2016
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  3. FREDERIK LONG
    Frederik Long Win User
    How can I change the name of the user folder in Windows 10

    I read somewhere that it is impossible to change the user folder name without re-installing the OS.

    -> This is correct. The reason is simple: The registry contains countless references to the name of user profile. Some of them were created by Microsoft software, some by third-party software. If you changed the name
    of the profile folder (which is fairly easy) then these references would be invalid and your account would be crippled.

    If I felt strongly about the name of my profile folder then I would do this:

    • Create a spare admin account.
    • Reboot and log into this account.
    • Delete the problem account (but keep the user data!).
    • Create a new local account with the desired name.
    You will get a profile folder with the correct name. If desired then you can copy the personal files from the old to the new profile folder.
     
    Frederik Long, Aug 8, 2016
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  4. DALCHINA
    dalchina New Member

    You can change the name of Microsoft in the user folder?

    Can you change the name of your user folder in %userprofile%?
    Perhaps if you are quite technically proficient, with due attention to backups, as you could seriously mess things up if you get it wrong.
    One person reported success with this. You have to consider: is it worth the effort and the risk.

    User Profile Folder - Change User Account Folder Name - Windows 7 Help Forums

    More discussion- which you can find by searching the forum as I did:
    is it possible to change user's name in windows 10 ? - Windows 10 Forums
    You can change the name of Microsoft in the user folder? - Windows 10 Forums
     
    dalchina, Aug 9, 2016
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