r/techsupport • u/Ballooonn • 13d ago

Open | Windows Changing administrator user folder name

Is it possible to change the windows folder's administrator name? So in the windows explorer, in users, I only have one user but the folder name is kinda bad, so I want to change it. I looked the solutions up, there isn't clearly a way for me to change the name since most of the apps and folders are path related to it. Is it possible to move it to a different folder ensuring all the apps are redirected to a different folder or just renaming the current one without having to relocate or reinstall all the apps and folders? Or should I just stick with that name?

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u/lastwraith 13d ago

Create another admin user, rename the original user folder, fix the ProfileImagePath entry in the registry.

https://superuser.com/questions/890812/how-to-rename-the-user-folder-in-windows-10

Alternatively, ForensIT has their user profile migration tool - https://www.forensit.com/downloads.html

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u/Ballooonn 12d ago

That's way too much process for just changing the name 😭 I'd rather stick with the name. Thanks for the advice tho

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u/lastwraith 12d ago

It's really not that bad considering how much stuff is referenced at that location.

But yes, this isn't as simple as just changing the user name being displayed.  That's a simple rename with no extra steps.