6 Best Ways to Change Username in Windows

Ways to change username in Windows 10

1. Profile settings

Steps:

1. Click on the search bar
2. Search for “Account Settings” 
3. Then click on “your info”
4. If you have signed in with a Microsoft Account then you can directly change the username from there

Alternative Way

1. Open control panel
2. Click on user accounts
3. customize the icon into large icons(If the option not visible)
4. Then click on Change the account name 
5. Then enter the user name 
6. And you are done

If your changes don’t reflect in your system then just restart it and you can notice the changes will be applied.

2. Advanced Control Panel

Steps:

1. Search for run application in the search bar
2. Or just press “Windows + R”
3. Then type “netplwiz” in the run bar and enter
4. Then a pop-up window will appear with a list of all users
5. Click on the particular user to change the name
6. And you are done

Do restart the system once if the changes are not reflected in the system.

3. Classic Control Panel

Steps:

1. Open control panel
2. See for “User accounts” option
3. Click on “change account type”
4. Click on “Change account name”
5. Enter the name 
6. And you are done

4. Computer Management

Steps:

1. Search for “run” application in the search bar
2. Or just press “Windows + R”
3. Then type “lusrmgr.msc” in the run bar and enter
4. Then you will see a window 
5. Click on “Users” folder
6. Click on the particular user
7. Then you enter the Full name
8. And you are done

5. Group Policy

Steps:

1. Search for “run” application in the search bar
2. Or just press “Windows + R”
3. Then type “gpedit.msc” in the run bar and enter
4. Then you will see a window
5. Then click and expand the “windows settings”
6. Then click and expand the “security settings”
7. Then click and expand the “local policies”
8. Then click on “security options”
9. Look for “Rename Administrator Account or Rename Guest Account” 
10. Click on any of them
11. And change the user name 
12. You are done

6. Registry Editor

Note: Make sure you don’t mess anything up in the registry option because it can make serious changes to the windows and at times it can also cause Windows Crash which you surely don’t wish for. If done improperly you may lose your data and have to use data recovery software like Recoverit to get your data back. So, make sure you follow the below-mentioned steps carefully

Steps:

1. Search for “run” application in the search bar
2. Or just press “Windows + R”
3. Then type “Regedit” in the run bar and enter
4. Then you will see a window
5. Expand “HKEY_Local_Machine” folder
6. Expand the “Software” folder
7. Expand “Windows NT” folder
8. Expand the “Current version” folder
9. Click on the “Profile list” folder
10. Check the profile for which user name has to be changed
11. Click on it 
12. Then click on “Value data”
13. Then enter the user name or change it after User
14. And you are done

Conclusion

There are many ways to change username in Windows 10 but, I am here with the best ways. So, here are the 6 ways to change username in Windows 10 with ease. I am sure that you’ll not face any kind of difficulties if you follow the steps as I have mentioned above.

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