Hello I am still very new to win 10 and I have a laptop that my mom gave me, the folders still show her name and not mine. she deleted her old login account and I set up one but its still displaying her name. I am set as the admin with all full rights and the laptop has a genuine software. I also have it logged into my microsoft account. sorry if I am not describing this right.
for example
this pc>windows>users>Jane Doe
Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 10 | Tutorialsthe folders still show her name and not mine.
Note this is technically somewhat advanced.
You would be far better creating a new user profile and deleting your mother's.
Or, you could clean install Win 10 and start afresh (activation should be automatic), with your own login. You may however lose any licensed programs installed for which you don't know the license keys.
(There is also then the question of whether those are transferable, according to the terms of the license).
Thank you i will try this. She already deleted her account and i created one. I am going to avoid a reload i just got this one set up and its not that big of a deal. Thank you and i will report back
Hi, would suggest you create a disk image before attempting that, then you have a second chance should anything go wrong.
The routine use of disk imaging - e.g. Macrium Reflect - free- + external storage for image file sets - is frequently recommended here and most members use it. Many advantages.
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