At startup of my new Windows 10 PC I created a local administrator account (not a Microsoft account as I wasn't connected to the internet). Unfortunately when asked who was going to use this computer I typed &quot;Just me&quot;. I have since changed this account to my name in user accounts but it remains &quot;Just me&quot; in windows explorer etc. Is there a specific system/registry location where this username change can be made? I believe there has to be as upon creation the initial username propagates to hundreds of registry keys within seconds of creating it. What about creating another administrator account and deleting the initial one altogether? I could do this with little inconvenience as I have not loaded any software or files of note. Any solutions which are guaranteed to work (if performed correctly) are appreciated. EDIT: I just found this previous question which seems to have many valid answers. Now the task is working out the cleanest method.   EDIT: So I have successfully changed the username without breaking anything and maintaining the same user profile settings as before. These are the steps I took although I'm not sure all are necessary. I also did this with the internet disconnected.  Rename the account in Control Panel/User Accounts - this I had previously done and probably has no bearing on the result.  Navigate to Settings/Accounts/Family &amp; other users/Add someone else to this PC/ and create a second local administrator account. Shut down and log back in using the new account. Shutting down rather than just switching users is needed for the next step.  Navigate to C:\Users and rename the original account to your preferred name.  Open Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList. Find the original account and edit the name to your preferred name. Save the edit.  Now shut down and restart using the original account with the updated name.   Everything works exactly as before, although I have no idea what effect this has on OneDrive or a Microsoft account - I disabled OneDrive previously and I don't have a Microsoft account. EDIT: So since I changed the name I have discovered some inherent problems with changing the name and this is consistent with LPChip's answer below. The problems are:  The new name change does not change in some non-Windows programs in the registry. For me this resulted in having to completely re-install factory software for the AMD graphics control (it couldn't find drivers).  The new name change results in hundreds of obsolete and/or broken registry entries.   This was a deal breaker for me and in my opinion there are three much better options, one being the solution offered below by LPChip (below), a second being leave the name as is, and a third being a factory reset. I chose the third as I had not loaded any software or files which were not easily re-installed.
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After installing Windows 10 on my  it took my user name 'Jeremy' and created a user folder named C:\Users\jerem.  I want to rename the folder C:\Users\Jeremy.  does not work. There are a couple of reasons.   OneDrive is now a fully integrated part of the OS, and it completely breaks.  A find/replace in the registry seems to work, but it's hard to be confident in that approach. When the computer is rebooted, the TabletInputService writes a TextHarvester.dat file to the old user profile location (creating it if needed). This makes it impossible to keep the folder deleted. An old  doesn't work. This issue also causes an error message to pop up every time the computer boots.
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There's a lot of confusion on the Internet, including on SuperUser, about guest accounts in Windows 10. I've posted this question in order to post an answer based on my research on the subject.  I won't accept my answer right away, but will wait a while to allow others to weigh in, and if someone posts a better answer, I'll accept that.  The question is: What's up with guest accounts in Windows 10? Can I have one?
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I need to allow someone to remotely connect to my windows 10 computer, and am wondering if this is possible:  I have two user accounts right now on my computer, one for me to work on and one for my friend remotely. I want to use my user account locally for myself, and I want to allow him to RDP and log into the other account when he needs to work without disturbing my computer experience.   In other words, I don't want to have to stop what I am doing and log off of my user account when he needs to access his account remotely. Can two user accounts run simultaneously in this regard, with one being connected to via RDP?  If so, can you please explain how to set it up properly?  Thanks for your help!
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In Windows 8 I can reset everything and reinstall Windows. I assume this will clear my drive and start from scratch? Is that right? Does this create a Windows.old folder?  I see this dialog, but aren't my settings and preferences saved in the cloud? If I screw up my settings and reset like this, are my settings also refreshed back to defaults?  Since I use SkyDrive to sync my files, my personal files are safe, right?    Also, in Windows 8 I can refresh my PC without affecting files. Are my desktop and/or Windows store apps uninstalled when I refresh my PC?  I see this dialog, but I still am not sure. For example, when it says apps are "kept" does that mean I don't have to buy them again or are they installed after the refresh is over for me? I assume "from disk" means desktop apps? Or maybe corp apps?    What would motivate a user to choose between these two?
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I have an install of Windows 7 that I've already put a few days into. Today I realized I've made a mistake in the username and it's driving me nuts (my personal OCD).  While changing the physical folder name is perhaps possible, though quite involved, I do not want to open that can of worms.  What I want to do is simply change the username I give when the login prompt shows up. I thought it's possible by just renaming the user account in the User Accounts but that didn't work.  Is it possible to do then? Or is the only way to create another user and spend hour migrating everything I'd already customized to that user?
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I have two Windows 7, one in drive C and other in drive D. I use the one in drive D. I want to remove the one present in drive C, to find more free disk space.   But I cannot delete the Windows folder present in drive C. It says you need permission something. Also when my computer starts it asks me which OS I want to use, the two OS names are the same "Windows 7". I chose the upper one, this is the one present in Drive D. However when  I choose the other one that does not run, computer restarts after sometime before logging in. This is because I have deleted everything associated with the previous Windows, except the Windows folder. Because I can not delete it.   How can I delete this Windows folder present in drive C, which I cannot use ( and I don't want to use). Please tell me the simple way, ASAP.
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I need to amend the default user account during deployment of Windows 7. Having read the following MS article:  I have a few questions.  The article suggests that the amendments must be made under the built in local administrator account. Does this have to be the built in Admin account? or can the changes be made under the context of another local account within the local administrators group. The customer does not wish to enable the the built in admin account.  Is the profile copied from the account that is currently logged in when the specialise path is initiated?   The article also says to remove all existing local accounts. I assume this is because the amendments to the default profile will not apply to these accounts. Basically, the image has some existing local profiles that must remain. The default settings do not need to be applied to these accounts.   I would test this out but I currently do not have access to my test environment unfortunately.   Any guidance is greatly appreciated.   Thanks in advance.
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I'm using the  (unified for both personal and business account) and I configured two accounts on it:   My personal account (the same I log in on Windows) My business account   Some months ago I left my previous company and I have no more access to the second account (the business one) and every time I login on Windows 10 I receive a message saying that username or password are wrong.  It's quite annoying and I would like to remove this account, but I can't since there is no "unlink" button on the settings window of OneDrive (probably because it's stuck at the login phase).    What could I do? Is there any "manual" trick (e.g. removing the account from a configuration file or the Windows register)?  Thanks!
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I recently setup a new computer for my parents with windows 10 home. I made two local accounts for them - no microsoft accounts. I also would like to keep them without a password. Problem is now that windows automatically signs in with the last used account. No lock/login screen.  I tried a number of answers from similar questions here but none worked. Since it's a home version there are no group policies and the method using task scheduler does not work because accounts with no password are not allowed to create such tasks.  Are there other options to force windows to show a user list on startup without setting passwords for the accounts?
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I have two User Accounts for my Windows 7 with no password requirement. I frequently use one of those accounts; so I would like Windows to log-on automatically with that account without the need for user input.  P.S. I don't prefer installing/using a third-party software for that purpose; especially those that place at low levels before Windows log-on.
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I downloaded and updated my Windows 7 pro to Windows 10 today. I had two user accounts in Windows 7 before update; Administrator and Ritesh. I never used Ritesh account, so over the time I even forgot that I had this account, and now I don't remember its password. After update to Windows 10, I can see only Ritesh user in login screen. I tried several combination, but they didn't work. I tried going into safe mode, but again it shows only Ritesh user. Setup didn't ask for Microsoft Account during installation, but I did reserve the update using Microsoft Account.  My USB ports are not working so only option I have is CD/DVD recovery.  I tried Reset option as well, but it also asks for Ritesh account verification.  How can I log in using Administrator account as I do remember this account's password?
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I have  how I can install, or upgrade to, Windows 8.1, without using a Microsoft account, because "I like to keep things separate, and just logon with a tradional local account. Any apps that require me to sign-in with my Live account, will have to prompt me to sign-in".  Until now, I never got around to connect my Windows 8.1 PCs to my OneDrive (formerly known as SkyDrive), which is now baked in to Windows 8.1. Unfortunately, it's apparently no longer possible to use OneDrive, when signing on to PC with a local account:    I can only download the application for Windows Vista, 7 or 8. Attempting to run the installed on Windows 8.1 just displays a windows with the text "Preparing OneDrive for first use" for a while, then exits without allowing me to sign-in.  Just to clarify: I'm of course aware that I would need to sign-in to OneDrive with my Microsoft account, I just much prefer signing in to the application, instead of my PC.  Considering how Microsoft went out of their way, to make it almost impossible to install Windows 8.1 without a Microsoft account, is there some (covoluted) way to make OneDrive sync, without forcing me to sign in with a bloody Microsoft account? How?
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Here is what we usually do when getting a freshly installed windows 10:   Log in with a Microsoft account (as administrator) Set a password.   If we are using Pro version, we can then use BitLocker to encrypt data.  But what if we are using home edition? A  password can prevent entry into the OS, but if one could still connect the hard drive to another computer so that the files in it could be read without knowing the password, then the data were not really securely protected.   , however, seems to suggest that encryption will take place in any edition of windows 10, once you log in with a Microsoft account. I am referring to this part:     Sign in using a Microsoft account that has administrator rights on the device. That action removes the clear key, uploads a recovery key to the user's OneDrive account, and encrypts the data on the system drive. Note that this process happens automatically and works on any Windows 10 edition.   So, does the password set on windows 10 protect files? Could someone circumvent the password by connecting the hard drive to a different computer or installing another copy of windows? Is the situation different for windows 7? Is the situation different for C:/(system) and D:/?
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I'm a secretary and my boss set up my new Windows 7 OptiPlex 7010 (Dell) computer for me while I was on vacation (he does not remember setting any "administrator" password).   We are a small office so there is no system password set, either.  I've used it for 6 months, all the while I couldn't access network drives, etc., without an administrator password.  It was annoying, but I could still get my work done.  Finally, on a slow day I took it upon myself to "fix" the problem, and in all my infinite wisdom, I managed to change my user account from administrator to standard user, so now I really can't do anything.  I can't download or install any programs, move or rename files, etc.  I tried the Dell suggested solution, but the BIOS tells me there is no password set, so it has to be a Windows 7 problem.  All the solutions I have come across require an administrator password to let me do them.  What can I do to find out the admin password so I can use my own darn computer!?  Is there a default admin password?
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During Windows installation I accidentally typed an accented name for my user name and my profile name is named after it. I already renamed my user to not have an accented character, but the profile folder is an other topic.  Basically I want this because I have some applications what have a problem with the accented character.  Is there a way to rename it? I know I have to make a copy from my profile, but how can I perform a relocation itself? I wouldn't like touch any other profiles on the machine just mine.
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My Windows 7 computer is on LAN in an intranet with a Windows domain, but it is not a member of that domain. However, I need to run some applications under domain accounts while I'm logged on locally as a local admin.  I know you can use the runas utility to start processes under accounts different from the one under which you have logged on. The thing is that Windows needs to know or authenticate the account under which a process is starting.  When I do something like:  runas /user:DOMAIN\USERNAME cmd.exe   (and put in a correct password afterwards) I get this kind of error:  RUNAS ERROR: Unable to run - cmd.exe 1326: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.   Does anybody know how to cope with this?
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Ref:   My Ubuntu user account name "user-3121" with type as "Administrator". There is one more account named "admin" with type as "Administrator". How can I be sure whether or not "admin" can login as me or otherwise view my files in "user-3121"?  I discussed this with the other user and we have tried to modify /etc/sudoers to protect my files:  Cmnd_Alias   SHELLS = /bin/sh,/bin/bash,/bin/ksh, /usr/bin/x11/passwd  Cmnd_Alias   SU = /usr/bin/su,/bin/su,/usr/bin/gksudo,/usr/bin/sudo,/usr/bin/su bash,/usr/bin/sudo /bin/bash,/usr/sbin/visudo  Cmnd_Alias   PASS = /usr/bin/passwd root,/bin/* * root,/bin/* * sysadmin,/bin/* * /home/sysadmin,/usr/bin/passwd  Cmnd_Alias      EDIT= /bin/* /etc/sudoers,/bin/* sudoers,/bin/* /etc/passwd,/bin/* passwd,/bin/* /etc/group,/bin/* group,/bin/* /etc/shadow,/bin/* shadow,/*/*/[a-z]* /etc/sudoers,/*/*/[a-z]* /etc/passwd,/*/*/[a-z]* /etc/group,/*/*/[a-z]* /etc/shadow,/*/*/[a-z]* sudoers,/*/*/[a-z]* passwd,/*/*/[a-z]* group,/*/*/[a-z]* shadow  Cmnd_Alias   CMDS = /usr/sbin/userdel * sysadmin,/usr/sbin/userdel sysadmin,/usr/sbin/deluser * sysadmin,/usr/sbin/deluser sysadmin  root    ALL=(ALL) ALL, !CMDS  %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL, !SHELLS, !SU, !CMDS, !PASS, !EDIT %sudo  ALL=(ALL) ALL,!SHELLS, !SU, !CMDS, !PASS, !EDIT  admin ALL=(ALL) ALL administrator ALL=(ALL) ALL   If "admin" can still read my data, how do I prevent that?  Also how does this configuration work, it allows "user-3121" to run some sudo commands, but it doesn't actually mention "user-3121" anywhere?  P.S. I'm the only person who knows the password for the "root" user, so that I can log in as root using the "su" command.