Change name of user account


  1. shmu26
    Posts : 356
    windows 10 pro x64 21H1
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    Change name of user account


    I have an admin user account named "Admin". After I created it, I linked it with my Microsoft account which bears the name of "Shmuel". However, the system still calls the account "Admin". For instance, the path is
    C:\Users\Admin
    I want to change the name to "Shmuel", because if I edit a PDF in Adobe Acrobat on one of my other computers, when signed in as "Shmuel", I can't modify those edits on this computer, where I am signed in as "Admin".
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  3. Ghot
    Posts : 23,197
    Win 10 Home ♦♦♦19045.4291 (x64) [22H2]
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    @shmu26

    In the taskbar search box type: Control Panel
    In Control Panel, click on User Accounts


    Then...


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    If you have more than one account on your computer... use Option Two, here...
    Change User Name of Account in Windows 10
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  4. FreeBooter
    Posts : 5,328
    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
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    Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 10
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  6. shmu26
    Posts : 356
    windows 10 pro x64 21H1
    Thread Starter
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    Ghot said:
    @shmu26

    In the taskbar search box type: Control Panel
    In Control Panel, click on User Accounts


    Then...


    Change name of user account-image1.png







    If you have more than one account on your computer... use Option Two, here...
    Change User Name of Account in Windows 10
    I used Brink's command prompt method, and after logging out and in, it worked like a charm.

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    FreeBooter said:
    Change Name of User Profile Folder in Windows 10
    Perfect!
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