tutorials
technique
windows 10
Win+X
menu, and click on Command Prompt (Admin)
.Administrator
account.
FOO
to BAR
.FOO
userAdministrator
accountWin+R
keys to open Run, type netplwiz
into Run, and click on OK to open User Accounts
window.Users for this computer
, select the FOO
user and press Properties
button.User name:
from FOO
to BAR
.Win+X
menu, and click on Command Prompt (Admin)
.FOO
Win+R
keys to open Run, type regedit
into Run, and click on OK to open Registry Editor.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-21-3218701021-4177864355-1154076034-1001
ProfileImagePath
expandable string value (REG_EXPAND_SZ) to modify it.C:\Users\FOO
to C:\Users\BAR
.rename
command in elevated command prompt to change the actual folder name. Some tutorial only tell you to change the display name in a file browser and it won't work. Below is the command you have to issue.
C:\Users
and you will still see the folder name is still FOO
. However, when you click in address bar, it will show C:\Users\BAR
. This is the display name that you want to change as well.FOO
folder and press F2
key, enter BAR
and press Enter
key.BAR
account and see the original Windows environment without an errorWin+X
menu, and click on Command Prompt (Admin)
.Administrator
account.