How to Rename the User Folder on Windows

This updated guide examines How to Rename the User Folder on Windows and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Part 1of 2:

Editing the Folder Name

1. Log into a different administrator user on your computer. You can't change the name of your user folder when you're logged in from the same account. You have to log in from a different admin account to change a user account's name.
2. Open the Start menu. Find and click the Windows icon in the lower-left corner of your screen to open it.
3. ClickThis PCon the Start menu. This will open a list of all your connected drives and devices in a new window.
   • On some versions of Windows, this option may be named Computer or My Computer .
   • If you don't see this option, you can search the Start menu by typing in the search box here.
4. Double-click your system hard drive. This is the hard drive that contains your Windows folder.
   • Your system hard drive is indicated by " C: " on most computers. However, if you have multiple internal storage drives or disk partitions, you may find your Windows folder on a different drive, such as " D: ", " E: " or " F: ".
5. Double-click theUsersfolder.
6. Right-click the user folder you want to rename. This will open a drop-down menu.
7. SelectRename. This option will let you edit, modify, or rewrite the name of this user folder.
8. Enter a new name for the user folder. You can modify this user's current name, or delete it and enter a new one
9. Press?Enteron your keyboard. It will save this user folder's new name.

Part 2of 2:

Editing the Profile Image Path

1. Open theRunwindow. You can find and click Run on the Start menu, or press the?Win+Rshortcut on your keyboard to open it.
2. Enterregeditin the Run window. Click the text field next to "Open:" to type.
3. ClickOKin the Run window. This will open your Registry Editor in a new window.
4. Find and click theicon next toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEon the left panel. It will reveal a list of all of this folder's sub-folders.
5. Click theicon next toSOFTWARE.
6. Click theicon next toMicrosoft.
7. Click theicon next toWindows NT.
8. Click theicon next toCurrentVersion.
9. Click theicon next toProfileList. This folder contains a different sub-folder for each user account saved on your computer.
10. Find the correct sub-folder for the user you want to rename. Open a sub-folder under ProfileList, and check the Data column next to ProfileImagePath . The Data column should indicate the folder directory for your user folder.
    • For example, if your user account's name is USER1 and your system files are stored on your C: drive, the Data column should read C:UsersUSER1.
11. Double-click theProfileImagePathfile. This will open a new window titled Edit String.
12. Click and edit the username under the Value data heading. The user account name here should match the new name of the user folder on your system drive.
    • For example, if you changed your user folder's name from USER1 to USER0, the directory here will still read C:UsersUSER1. Change it to C:/Users/USER0.
13. ClickOK. This will save your changes. You can now log out of this account, and log into your original user account with your new account name.