How to Change the Name of a User Profile Folder In Windows 10

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In this video I am going to show How to Change the Name of a User Profile In Windows 10 / Change Your Account Name on Windows 10. Changing Account username in Windows 10 is easy and straight forward. So watch this video to show you how.
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@wakeupclumsyold 2 года назад

I think this comment should be pinned or copied with your own comment being pinned. *DO NOT RUSH THIS TUTORIAL!* The smallest typo can lock you out of your account. Make sure the value in the registry editor matches the value in the Users folder character for character, or you won't be able to log into your account after you "finish", which can be terrifying. Listen to the video. This ten minutes isn't as long as the extra fifteen minutes you'll spend changing your user name if you screw it up.

@pragnesh3107 2 года назад

will name change support the applications installed by the user(previous folder name) that is registered in the environment variables?, like in my case ANDROID_HOME, ANDROID_SDK

@shreyanshmalviya4968 2 года назад

@@pragnesh3107 The environment variables are updated just the path variables are not updated which caused me issues as well but you can update them manually one by one. And not just environment variables but it's causing issues on so many applications. And is definitely gonna cause errors in the future as well but it's easy to solve the errors when we know the error base. But it's definitely worth it.

@shadowzabyss 2 года назад

Yea, I have to change it all back..

@naveengupta6878 2 года назад

or just DONT DO THIS. what's the purpose except for aesthetics ? go ahead if its something really important to you, otherwise, Just leave it as it is. you're gonna save a whole lot of time & trouble. things will most definitely break. the BEST scenario in which you could do this is when you just bought your PC, cause as you install softwares, they are gonna have loads of registry keys & you will have to manually edit them one by one. you will be exhausted & still miss something leading to problems in future. so just ask yourself, is it gonna make any difference ? this maybe useful in a situtation when Multiple users are using the same system for different things so you want things to be organized but it doesn't worth the time & effort you would require to solve the problem it WILL cause. I wanted this as well. I wanted things to be neat, clean & organized in my new system but reading about potential issues and what not, I have dropped this idea. will get used to this quickly. I did change the username though, that's pretty safe, you could do that.

@silent5 2 года назад

fuck it im too lazy to use my phone

@bradvincet1848 3 года назад

What a convoluted mess just to perform what should be a simple task. God damn Microsoft!

@tanmaydeshpande 3 года назад

I want to switch to linux precisely of shit like this. But no ms office there :(

@RelatedSamux 3 года назад

@@tanmaydeshpande There's libre office it's compatible with office

@TheDarkDutchman 3 года назад

I can fully agree. It's ridicurous.

@chucklemberg4968 3 года назад

@@tanmaydeshpande I'm also considering switching to Linux (or, at the very least, making my PC a dual-boot machine). I just breathed new life into my brother's PC by setting it up on Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon. After experimenting with it, there are many things I really like about it. As SamuX has stated, Libre Office was automatically installed with Linux Mint 20.1. Additionally, there are a couple of great forums where experienced Linux users will aid the newbs. On one of the forums, I was told that there is an emulator (I think it's called VirtualBox) that I have been told will run anything Windows. The only caveat I was given is that graphics-intensive programs don't work really well in it. I would think that Windows Office shouldn't have any issues. You could always set your machine up as a dual-boot and test it out before committing to it. Another issue I have with Microsoft: I just upgraded my PC, but the Windows utility is telling me that my nearly-new PC will not run Windows 11. I'm not certain exactly where I will end up, but I'm sure Linux is a part of my future.

@MrRafabro 2 года назад

@@tanmaydeshpande you can use the online version

@vitami1 3 года назад

For those who see the modern control panel options: Settings>system>about>advanced system settings (right side of the screen)>user profiles

@talhakonjic3197 2 года назад

it didnt let me paste it or right it

@johnnya6992 2 года назад

It won't let me delete it from there

@aravinda513 3 года назад

After seeing the length of this video I was okay with my current username!

@N4ughtylus 3 года назад

I just decided the same.

@kratikbarodiya 3 года назад

Same

@nevermind-gq4yq 3 года назад

lol its 10 minutes

@MuftyPro 3 года назад

hahah.. me tooooooooo

@mayanksinghgehlot 3 года назад

😂😂😂

@kiritoasuna8602 3 года назад

How does this guy don't have more subscribers and viewers? This explanation style is one of the very best you can find on youtube.

@stodani 3 года назад

excuse me, i did all this but now it won't recognise my password, it doesn't let me in. any idea of what went wrong?

@kiritoasuna8602 3 года назад

@@stodani I mean, the video is really easy to understand though. You just follow step by step how it is shown in the video and you will be able to do it. So I really don't know how anyone can't understand the steps in this video. With that said, I'll be glad to help. Some possibilities: 1) You are using the wrong password. 2) You are miss-typing the password. 3) You need to watch this video step by step again and find out what are the possible errors that you have committed. Lemme know the results.

@stodani 3 года назад

@@kiritoasuna8602 i fixed it. thank you!!

@kiritoasuna8602 3 года назад

@@stodani ah, you are welcome. ^^

@necrocarnation 3 года назад

Just what I wanted, just what I needed. So clear and very well explained. Thank you!

@Rocky712_ 2 года назад

Helpful video, but there is one issue: When you do this (tested on Windows 11 Pro and a microsoft account), the "Desktop" and "Documents" shortcut in the file explorer under "This PC" will stop working. It will give you an error message. To solve this, you have to right click, choose properties and then under path pick the option to move the path. Then select the new C:/User/YourNewUsername/DesktopOrDocuments folder and then it works again. You have to do it twice, once for Desktop, once for Documents. Not a critique to your video, but I just want to comment this for people encountering this issue, too.

@zirkeleroux7370 Год назад

This should also be pinned, and btw my "Pictures" folder link was also broken.

@Rocky712_ Год назад

@@zirkeleroux7370 Yes, I later realized that for all the other shortcuts, too.

@AhmadSultanx 4 месяца назад

After done with the process, simply restart your PC. You won't face any issue.

@emmanuelsarpong5441 2 месяца назад

Great job buddy

@PuesYaTeDigoTu 18 дней назад

does creating another user take up memory space

@dimitrioskastis3843 3 года назад

Excellent job to explain step by step such complex procedure. You know the subject pretty well, and that is why at times you were talking a little fast, and were jumping ahead of me. But then as I was ready to break down in tears, you went back to the point before the jump and explained the how to get there. I took 3 pages of notes because that is helpful information to have. Thank you.

@kgaurav35 2 года назад

I thought this was very long and complex but if you ignore the length of the video and just do what he's saying, it's a buttery smooth process and gets done before you know it. Thanks for this, man. I really hated it when I had to see C:/Users/gaura while coding. Now, I might enjoy coding a bit more, all thanks to you :D

@nickj2681 3 года назад

Excellent walk through! You my friend have helped me tremendously, Clear, simple and to the point!

@KeentoFeast 3 года назад

You're a G, tried doing this before and almost messed my pc up where I could no longer access it. Had to fresh install. Thanks man. Keep it up. You got a new fan 💯

@allanapatterson6631 3 года назад

Thank you soo much! Honestly been trying to find how to do this for 2 hours and even live chatted to Microsoft who balls it. Just wanted to change my name from Allan to Allana for obvious reasons.

@isarogers9454 3 года назад

I'm in the same boat lol

@monojitchakraborty1266 3 года назад

This is the best guide for anyone who is stuck with this problem. I have tried all other methods on the internet and failed. Finally I tried this process blindly and it worked !!!. 💯% recommended.

@kunalb1165 3 года назад

I will not loose the data right?

@raquelponce6091 3 года назад

@@kunalb1165 no dummy stop asking everyone

@mmarkotan 3 года назад

It took me about 20 minutes to get it all done but well worth it. Thank you very much. Cheers from Slovakia

@jirka-vitek 3 года назад

Haha, this is so random but cheers from Czechia mate ✨

@slavic_commonwealth 2 года назад

Cheers from Russia

@faustincody6246 2 года назад

Very helpful, followed all the procedures even rewinding back just to memorize the CMD commands. Great work!

@bkk06ust 3 года назад

this is so clear and very well explained. Worked like a charm. Thanks a lot

@JacobVega 3 года назад

Thank you! Had to fully reset my PC a month ago. When signing into my Microsoft account, it took the first five letters and made that the user folder name. Been annoyed having to relocate some folders/files for programs that were looking for the name I had before. This really helped so I could just change back to what I had at the time. Thanks again!

@bxxman 3 года назад

I changed it, but its still looking for my old folder name on sum apllications. How do i change that ?

@chrissie9863 3 года назад

Thank You so very much!!! I followed everything you said step by step and it works!! A million thank you’s. Please do not ever delete this video.

@satrapis 3 года назад

what happens if u rename it? Do u loose all the apps and programs that were running with the previous profile account?

@chrissie9863 3 года назад

@@satrapis Everything stays the same. You do not lose apps/programs. I only had a few minor glitches with some folders still connected to the previous name file path that I can't access.. Idky that happened but doesn't matter I don't need those folders. I needed to change the name bc now I have to work from home from my personal labtop. In the end its worth the change and process.

@irenaorji6129 Год назад

Worked like a charm! Watched the video once till the end and followed the steps afterwords! Super nice! Thank you!

@cruisetvshow Год назад

i searched for long before i got your video and it is actually the best solution i needed. Thanks. It worked on my windows.

@josuemorrobel 3 года назад

Glad I found the video that I REALLY needed. Amazing guide wonderfully explained step by step. Thank you!

@rf7226 3 года назад

Everything was smooth sailing apart from 6:31 - Renaming the folder This was resolved in one of the comments by just restarting your PC, worked for me. 9:50 - Deleting the temporary users profile I have 2 "Account Unknown" profiles -- one is 300+ MB totally fresh, the other is almost 50GB (laptop is relatively new) Question is, is it safe to remove the other "Account Unknown"? Especially if this is just occupying precious storage space.

@KnockoutNunez-wz7bq 3 года назад

People might look at the length of this video but it was really helpful and useful!

@abdul_moiz_7 3 года назад

Thank you so much sir, it worked for me without even losing the data. I really appreciate your efforts in doing detailed step by step video. Thanks. ♥️

@GaZZuM Год назад

I'm here in October 2022 to say that, on my fully up-to-date Windows 10, this still works. Excellent video!

@PrasantKumarMohanta 3 года назад

Thank you so much for making this video. I was really worried how to change the username on my computer as I couldn't able to find the rename option. And I had to create another user having all the required property folders in it. Your video really helped me in learning how to change the unwanted username and get my own username. Thank you once again for helping me out virtually. -- With Love, Prasanta Kumar Mohanta From: (Odisha, India)

@Sheetalam Год назад

Thanks alot bro you r the person who can understand our stupid problems and give us their solutions thanks alot u r clearly a god

@FrankieMankie 2 года назад

Really well explained tutorial. I finally got rid of my awful user name, thank you!

@d4rkT 6 месяцев назад

THIS VIDEO DESERVES A LOT! You explained very thoroughly which made this process faster and more straightforward

@Nicklas_Eriksson 2 года назад

THANK YOU! I was going crazy because I could not execute commands in my node terminal caused by the space in my username. This solved everything! Super guide!

@muchemimuchiri5788 3 года назад

Changed my life..now I can npx create- my advice to people is first watch the video then attempt on your desktop and remember to use the pause/play/rewind button as much as you can..

@rishavgupta7868 2 года назад

hello i am also unable to run npx command, i followed same process but during folder rename it says it can't be renamed because some files of this folder are in use

@elijahtron07 2 года назад

Literally spent days on end trying to find this type of video :) You're the best.

@gerrymiche 2 года назад

What!! a tutorial my Friend, I was so entangled, consulted many different people on the web, but finally, I've got to you and the case is solved. They out there should learn from you. Thank you

@cleocatra7436 3 года назад

Thank you so very much for this video It’s worth the watch because of your explanations. I did run into an issue of user profile service login failed but managed to overcome that using regedit.

@mohamedmatar962 Год назад

That was so helpful and your walkthrough was so clear! Thanks a lot, just what I needed!

@ethanvaillancourt1263 3 года назад

Thank you so much, having a space in my username was breaking my oculus software and this fixed it. 😎👍

@toniat.1738 3 года назад

Thank you so much! I got confused watching other videos but yours was very clear and so much helpful!

@dr7615 11 месяцев назад

Very good instructional. Normally I wouldn't want to mess with Registry, however, you were pretty thorough, although a little fast in places, but there is always pause and roll back... Thanks for sharing your knowledge...

@srihariravi705 3 года назад

Thanks a billion! You have no idea how helpful this video was 😍

@PrinceShehzad 3 года назад

This was a very in-depth tutorial, thank you.

@somayahsalem493 3 года назад

Thank you so much you saved my life omg l've been struggling with this for a year and half

@cincaila 3 года назад

Guys, it still works on Jan 2021. None of my files has been deleted. It still remains after I change the username. Thank you.

@Al33exandraaa 3 года назад

Switching users doesn't wipe your user data =)

@stodani 3 года назад

i have an issue, it doesnt recognise my password and nos í cant get into my old (with new name) user 🤦🏻‍♀️ do you have any idea what could i do?

@jam_med4142 3 года назад

When I logged back in it said that a file had been deleted with the old name and wiped everything I had off my desktop and taskbar and I can’t pin anything to any of them anymore (everything I had is still on my pc just won’t pin)

@halfayoumi 3 года назад

Just perfect, followed you step by step! Excellent Video, Awesome presentation. Thank you Thank you!.

@iputuwidiantara2919 2 года назад

Thank you very much. It work perfectly and the explanation is great and straightforward

@michaelraiwet 2 года назад

I’ve watched this probably 20 times. Very useful, it’d be great if Microsoft didn’t truncate username folders to begin with

@alexgarmar 3 года назад

The best video I have seen about this issue!!! Thank you so much!

@RahulKumar-uf6ep 3 года назад

I had space in my laptop username which was causing some problem. It worked. Thank you.

@shivaybhandari985 2 года назад

Very well explained. Most straightforward video ever!

@mokhtaralaya5618 2 года назад

Great job Man, it's really helpful, concise and easy to follow. thanks!

@Brickflair1 3 года назад

Thanks bro after years of trying to figure this out I finally managed to come across this video!

@howardslade267 Год назад

Thank you so much. I had my PC repaired today and they reinstalled Windows but didn't put my name as the USER. This worked and I have renamed.

@AhmedMohmed-zm5wh Год назад

WOW, Very helpful and straight forward. i spent like 2hours reading online forums to solve the error "no mapping between account names and security IDs" which was caused by naming the user profile in other language rather than english(arabic). non of it helped me. until your video appeared in front of me much appreciated❤️❤️❤️

@vilaschoudhuryduvada7434 2 года назад

Thank you so much!!! I was installing anaconda and my user folder had a space in it, been using like that since a year with so many errors and problems.... Fixed it now....

@callsignprofessor 3 года назад

Awesome! You really helped me out with my new windows 10 install 🙌🏼

@germanavila5027 3 года назад

You can’t get a better explanation than this. Just excellent!!!! Thank you so much

@elsombrero105 3 года назад

OMG! Thanks a million, dude - you`re the man!

@faraz6000faraz 2 года назад

Thank you so much, I love it that it is straight forward

@SeichznaAnime 3 года назад

this is awesome very very very helpful it save a lot of time and money for me....thanks for sharing

@MrMotivation-24 Год назад

I was really struggling with trying to delete my exes name. Thank you 🙏🏿

@anjalijain2557 3 года назад

Great video with all the details, helped a lot! Thanks 😊

@leoaston711 2 года назад

that was great.. im struggling for so long to search this type of info as i'm buying a used pc n trying to change account. thanks a lot

@-helium- 3 года назад

Absolute legend! Thank you so much!

@foreverandadave 3 года назад

Thanks a bunch! This helped me with my fresh Windows 10 install a lot!! :)

@Valdaur 3 года назад

Absolute legend. Thanks a lot mate!

@Twiney_ Месяц назад

Thank you so much! Ive been meaning to do this but other tutorials were sketchy

@hagar2167 3 года назад

Outstanding, it worked and well, well done. Thanks

@matejriha1510 10 месяцев назад

God bless hearts of people like you - who make tech vids without thick Indian accent, and it actually works.

@gayatribhole9933 2 года назад

Awesome thanks alot. This saves my time instead of going to someone else. Learned new thing today 🤘🤘🤘

@fendericklee8614 3 года назад

I got the error saying my file is opened somewhere thus unable to change the name the c file :/

@fendericklee8614 2 года назад

@@josho5780 nope, I just left it as it is.

@knuckleheadcollections 3 года назад

Helton, I was an MCSE back in the late 90's, all this looked so familiar, but no way on earth was I can remember all this. Thank you so much. Great job. Worked perfect.

@pallav7041 2 года назад

Awesome one, thanks for explaining in such a simple manner

@gr0wnup5 2 года назад

Thank you for this detailed tutorial, you're a godsend 🌟

@sahithyadevee727 2 года назад

Hello can you please help me I’m not able to sign into my user account

@cristianmf91 3 года назад

Incredible tutorial. Thank you sir!

@Asuna-chu 3 года назад

OMG super detailed video, it worked!

@batgh0ul 3 месяца назад

it's a shame something so simple has to be so damn complicated to do! but it worked just fine, you're a lifesaver 🙏✨️

@mariahp5861 3 года назад

Awesome instruction that’s easy to follow nice! An ex decided to name mine something that I won’t say here lol my computer finally feels like my own again thanks man 👍

@zekeholloway4413 3 года назад

took me FOREVER to change all the directories in Regedit from my old one to my new name. i hate how microsoft just uses your email as the name of the user folder :/

@biswarupguharoy1925 3 года назад

How did you changed it? Pls suggest! Facing the same issue.

@zekeholloway4413 3 года назад

@@biswarupguharoy1925 just go in command prompt and press CTRL + F and search for what the name was, and change them to what you want it to be.

@venkataramana-od8uz 2 года назад

@@Aven9er what you do then???

@samuelchan264 2 года назад

@@Aven9er same problem here. How u fix it? I need help

@reyc9071 3 года назад

Excellent video! Works perfectly fine!!

@anvi_sharma. 3 года назад

This helps me a lot. Thank you!

@neh1234 2 года назад

My cousin helped me buy my PC but he mistakenly did it under his name and the store installed Windows under his name, which was grating to see. Now I finally feel this computer is truly mine, thank you very much!

@whatsnew2807 Год назад

My store also does the same. I hate these kind of assholes. Means PC is mine , I am paying for it. But user name is of shop keeper........But finally I get rid of that shitty name. 🤣🤣🤣

@AbsaarShoaib 3 года назад

Just what I wanted..it worked..great video.

@Flowerhorn1108 3 года назад

Thanks man. Great video. It works

@prakharsahu7145 3 года назад

Very useful and detailed content. Thanks a lot.

@tonysoprano5712 2 года назад

I did everything this says but I can't change the folder username after the Windows NT thing. It says "this action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program" but it isn't.

@enmanuelvarelapividori7295 Год назад

Same problem, I don't know what to do. Did you solve it?

@tonysoprano5712 Год назад

@@enmanuelvarelapividori7295 Nope.

@SumoLumo33 3 года назад

Wow I liked and subscribed thank u so much I appreciate u bro!

@AH-gg7wp 3 года назад

Thank you it's so clear and helpful 💓

@aizahcogtas5067 2 года назад

Excellent :) It helps me and its working well in my end. Thank you

@rakesh_bangla 3 года назад

Good informative video. It worked for me! Thank you!!

@mohammadhatefi1965 5 месяцев назад

This was the best and the most straight forward guide, Tnx a lot.

@therise6915 3 года назад

Works fr. Thank youuu sir!

@michaelcone4846 3 года назад

Wow. Well done. Thank you for the excellent video!

@1320J 2 года назад

Very easy to follow! Thanks!

@grace_upon_linda Год назад

I did it! This was very effective, thank you

@uzomasebastine7827 2 года назад

Well done sir! Valid steps with cool explanations.

@KUNJANPATIL16 2 года назад

Thank you very much for such a detailed video

@monsterbeautygaming9644 3 года назад

What a great tutorial ever.... Perfect video for each and every part it was describe Soo clearly that I can't explain.. Thank you for making this video soo useful. My problem was 100% solved..thx u thx u