Open the Registry Editor (press ⊞ Win + R and execute regedit), go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\, double-click on the ProfileImagePath and change the user folder name:.Once you have logged in as another administrator, run the following command from the Command Prompt to find out a security identifier (SID) of your user account:Īdmin S-1-5-21-615456588-3658538152-758053764-1009.In the elevated Command Prompt, execute the following commands to create a local user account, set the password and add it to the local “Administrators” group: C:\> net user /add If you don’t have one, then to create it press ⊞ Win keybutton to open the Start menu, type in cmd to search for the Command Prompt and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to start it as administrator. Log in by using another administrative account.The renaming of the user folder in Windows is not so straightforward, but i will show how to do this in a quick, safe and easy way.Ĭool Tip: How to change user name of a local account in Windows! Read more → Rename User Folder in Windows
User profiles in Windows on the most of computers are usually located in the folder C:\users\.īy default, the user folder name is the same as you user name.īut if you change your user name, the old name of your user folder will remain and you may want to rename it as well.
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