The user account name does not show in C:\Users\

Your description makes me think that you did not add a local user account but that you converted the MSAccount account into a local account.

You can get confirmation of the state of affairs by running either of these commands
[cmd window]

Code:

echo %UserName%

[PS window]

Code:

$env:UserName

I think the results will show that Windows is using those 5 characters as the UserName of the account you are logged into, your local account [just as it did internally when it was an MSAccount, your full email address was even then just a property of the 5 character UserName].

You can also look at the results of the command

Code:

net user

[same command in both cmd & PS windows]
and I think that is the account name you'll see there amongst all the others. If you had added a local account then its name would also be shown there.

- The list is laid out as a table but without any border lines which can make it awkward to read. The multiple spaces between entries indicate separate accounts.
- You can ignore entries such as Administrator, DefaultAccount, defaultuser0, defaultuser1, Guest, WDAGUtilityAccount that have been put there by Windows & the computer maker.

Code:

> net user

User accounts for \\MAINCOMPUTER

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Administrator            Account1             Account2
DefaultAccount           defaultuser0         defaultuser1
Account3                 Guest                Account4
WDAGUtilityAccount
The command completed successfully.

You can go further and use the command

Code:

net user Fred

{using those 5 characters in place of Fred}
and I think the Full name entry might still contain the Full name you registered online when you created your MSAccount.

- That's what would be shown if it was still an MSAccount and I wouldn't be surprised if the entry got left behind after converting it to a local account.
- It would be handy if it had been left behind because it would be the absolute confirmation of what had taken place - MSAccount converted to Local account.

Best of luck,
Denis

Peter,

In that case I haven't got a clue what is happening.
I was hoping that you'd get straightforward results so that the situation could at least be understood.

I have not seen a report such as yours before.
If it happened to me, I would create a spare local, Admin account in case there was a user account fault that was destined to get even worse. Then I could at least be certain of being able to get back in to the system come what may.
Actually, I always have two spare, local, password-protected Admin accounts.
my ditty - Create two spare local, password-protected Admin accounts [post #2] - TenForums

Best of luck,
Denis

Peter,

Just an idea:-

If you've only just done the clean install then perhaps it would not be too much work to do it again.
Clean Install - TenForumsTutorials and, in preparation for it, consider Backup and Restore Device Drivers - TenForumsTutorials as well as copying your own files.
but skip step 24 [MSAccount] and do step 25 [local account].

Your UserProfilePath in C:\Users will be the UserName you choose in step 25 so you can choose something that is short, simple & unambiguous.

If you ever do decide to add an MSAccount you can do so but I suggest you add a local account and then convert it to an MSAccount afterwards. That way, its UserProfilePath will be the [meaningful, unambiguous] local account Username you choose for it. Neither the UserProfilePath nor Windows shortname for the user account get changed by the conversion to an MSAccount so it will always have something meaningful in C:\Users, in net user results, ...
- Something like MikeOC might suit you because you would always instantly recognise it as your MSAccount rather than your local one - Mike...Outlook.Com


All the best,
Denis

mb300e said:

I can do another clean install but this time my eyes will be glued to the screen so that I don’t miss anything.

Peter,

Or just do the Clean install whilst not connected to the internet.

Denis

This happens everytime I do clean install. In that case @Try3 is right - start all over a new installation, press 'I don't have internet', then 'continue with limited set up'. All that will log you with a local account instead. Type your desirabe account name, security questions, Cortana and so on. At the end connect to the internet, switch to MS account and verify.
Your account name will show properly under C:/users.
Good luck!