Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 10  

shinigami said:

Hello Brink,

Thanks for the helpful tutorial -- I've managed to change my user folder to the correct name. However, when I look at C:/Users, I can still see the old user folder (alongside the new user folder). Just wanted to know it's OK to delete the old user folder? Its properties say it's 0 bytes anyway.....or to manage my OCD should I just hide the folder instead?

Shin

Hello Shin, and welcome to Ten Forums.

If your user profile is working properly now, it will be ok to delete that folder.

As an extra precaution, you can leave it in the Recycle Bin to make sure there are no adverse effects caused from deleting it before emptying the Recycle Bin. This way you can easily restore it if needed.

wwwescape said:

I am on Windows 10 Home Single Language and I used a Microsoft account when setting up the OS. It create a weird user folder with only partial characters from the account's emails address. I want to change the user folder to my name. Would your steps work for me?

Hello, and welcome to Ten Forums.

Yes, this tutorial is just for that specific situation.

@wwwescape,

Usually the down arrows like that on a tile in Start indicate the app is soon to be there.

If they didn't show up by now, then you could see if resetting the Start layout back to default may help.

Reset Start Layout in Windows 10

Sestache said:

Hello Brink
I logged in to another account. Up to point 10 it works fine. At 11 I cannot rename the file. He says it's in use

Hello Sestache,

In that case, you might see if booting into Safe Mode while logged in to the other account may allow doing step 11 forward.

Boot into Safe Mode on Windows 10

Sestache said:

I managed to change name of user frofile folder bat "type here to search" it does not work

Great news.

Please post a separate thread for the search issue since it's different than what this tutorial is for.