Hello.
I guess since i installed windows 10 using my microsoft account, my user folder got named after my microsoft mail, or some part of it anyway. So am wondering if it's possible to rename the user folder somehow?
You can still rename your userid via Control Panel but this is only cosmetic, as, like Mystere says, the actual folder name will stay the same. But, at least, when asked to login to your local account you will see the 'new' name!
Granted, this is not much use if you log in to an MS account.
Must say, on my test comp, I got caught with this account name thing, too.
Yeah, It's crazy that Setup does not ask for a username first before using the MSA email first few letters as a username. Send lots of feedback, complain to Insiders hub, Windows Answers, and Technet, and upvote all the other folks posts that are unhappy with this. Otherwise, nothing will be done about it.
Good idea - done now!
Edit. There are so many requests for this I am sure they have got the message!
I dunno - if they still used paper for memos, they probably would use them for loo paper!
Well it doesn't look good, as other have stated before. Only thing i can think of is making a new account, but again that's really not the solution am after. Did try out some "solutions" others had posted on different sites, mainly this: User Profile Folder - Change User Account Folder Name - Windows 7 Help Forums and this: microsoft account - How to rename user folder in Windows 8? - Super User but non of them worked for me, had to do a system restore, so make one before if you decide do give it a try.
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