Windows Account Name Changed, not Folder name in 'User'


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7
       #1

    Windows Account Name Changed, not Folder name in 'User'


    Hi all,

    Thanks in anticipation for any replies that you all may provide.

    I had someone else install windows on my laptop and they entered a windows username of 'sony' during windows registration.

    I later went on to change the windows username to: 'Ishan'

    However, when I went back to the 'Users' folder in C:\ , I noticed that the folder name was still called sony (which was the name entered during registering windows). I was wondering if there is a way to change it to my current windows user name.

    Even when I install any new applications, the setup program asks me: "Install for all users or only for current user: sony (whereas the current user is actually Ishan Nagar).

    Or is there any way I can register windows again without losting any data and settings I have on my computer?

    Hope you all can help me with this issue.

    Thanks and Regards,

    Ishan.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Ishan, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    The only way to change the C:\Users\(user-name) folder is to create a new administrator account, copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folder, and delete the old account from within the new account after everthing checks out ok.

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
      My Computer


 

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