Change Windows 10 Users Folder Name

1. Run ‘command prompt’ as administrator” and enter following
2. net user Administrator /active:yes
3. Sign out
4. Log in with “Administrator” account. If newly activated wait up until Windows sets up the account
5. From Start Menu right-click on Start Menu icon and select ‘Computer Management’
6. If “Local users and groups” not listed run steps below to install Local User and Group Management (lusrmgr.exe) Console for Windows 10 Home
7. Click on “Local users and groups”
8. Click ‘Users’. Right-click on the Windows user name you want to rename and rename to the new name
9. Close ‘Computer Management’ or lusrmgr program
10. Open File explorer and go to ‘users’ folder. Right-click on the user folder and choose ‘rename’ and rename it to the new name
11. Run ‘regedit’
12. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ ProfileList
13. Find the new named profile and double click on ‘ProfileImagePath’ and rename it to the new name
14. Close ‘regedit’
15. Signout and log in with new named account
16. Open ‘File Explorer’
17. Go to the ‘users’ folder to see ‘users’ folder has the new named user home folder
18. Disable the Administrator account (note this does not delete the account)
    1. Run ‘command prompt’ as administrator” and enter following
    2. ‘net user Administrator /active:no ‘
    3. Close ‘command prompt’

Install Local User and Group Management (lusrmgr.exe) Console for Windows 10 Home

Download and install lusrmgr.exe program from Itectics and launch to get access to Windows Local User and Group management console. Continue from step 7 above.

Disclaimer: operations above run at the users own risk with no guarantees or responsibilities