How To Change Account Name In Windows 10?

Open Settings

Click Accounts

Click Your info

Select Manage my Microsoft account if using a Microsoft account

Sign in to your account

Open Your info on the Microsoft account page

Click Edit name

Enter the new name

Enter the CAPTCHA

Click Save

Restart your PC

For a local account, open Control Panel

Click User Accounts

Click User Accounts again

Click Change your account name

Type the new account name

Click Change Name

For another local account, open Settings

Click Accounts

Click Family & other users

Select the account

Click Change account type if needed

Use Control Panel to rename the account if required

To rename the user folder, create a new account with the desired name

Move your files to the new account

Delete the old account if needed

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