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

mb300e said:

Maybe I'll do the installation without using my MS login.

I think that is the right decision.

Setting up your initial account as a local account keeps your options open.

You'll be able to call your UserName & hence your C:\Users folder something simple such as Marmaduke.

You can always add an additional local account later on then, if you ever decide there is a benefit to it, convert it into an MSAccount.

You'll be able to keep its internal UserName [as shown in net user & elsewhere] & its C:\Users folder to something simple such as MaximillianOC so you will always be able to identify it as the outlook.com-linked account whatever full name you registered when creating that email account.
That's what I did.

All the best,
Denis

To get the free Win10 Upgrade over Win7 I did a clean install Win7 yesterday using the branded OEM OA disc then installed Win7 SP1 [required for getting Win10] using a saved download. [OA means it is OEM Activated, can't be used on a different brand computer.] Ran the Upgrade from the USB Thumb drive created by MCT and Win10 installed normally and is Activated. Never had to enter a Product Key.

The install was done offline and got the Local Account with admin rights and no password then went online to update.

mb300e said:

Something I did notice when doing the clean install, it needs to do a restart when the install is complete. ... I need to change the boot order.
If it all behaves itself, I’ll start installing the programs that I need like Adobe and my MS Office program and Macrium.

Peter,

Yes, setting the boot order to HDD [Windows boot manager] first will avoid having to intervene during booting & speeds up booting. And, as you probably already know, you'll still be able to choose to boot from the USB whenever you want by using
- the Boot options key, which needs to be tapped repeatedly when the maker's logo is shown onscreen [tapped rather than held down]

- - F12 on your Dell {F2 is for entering the Bios}, these are also shown onscreen when the maker's logo appears during restart [and during startup after a shutdown unless you have Fast start enabled]
- - For your Sony Vaio, this might be given in your user manual, on the Sony Vaio website, in the Sony Vaio user forum if there is one & possibly onscreen when the maker's logo appears during startup

- the Boot to Uefi procedure within Windows, assuming yours has Uefi rather than Legacy Bios
Check if Windows 10 is using UEFI or Legacy BIOS - TenForumsTutorials
Boot to UEFI Firmware Settings from inside Windows 10 - TenForumsTutorials


All the best,
Thanks for the rep,
Denis

Peter,

I can also bring up a boot menu but I have to go into the Bios to make a permanent change to the boot order.

I've never done a Bios-Uefi changeover and know nothing about the subject.
Convert Windows 10 from Legacy BIOS to UEFI without Data Loss - TenForumsTutorials

You are making regular system images, aren't you? Your current problem & that problem 'some time ago' make me think you might not be.
my ditty - File backup vs imaging, imaging utilities, backing up drivers [post #3] - TenForums
A system image can turn a disaster into a mere inconvenience.


All the best,
Denis