How to rename the User folder in Windows 10? Install Windows 10 with a local user account first.Īfter Windows 10 installation is complete, go ahead and link the local user account to your Microsoft Account if you wish. The new user account name will remain the same after linking to your Microsoft account.

Link new local user account to Microsoft account if you wish.

Remove the original Microsoft linked account with unwanted Microsoft created name.

Change the new local user account type to administrator (can skip if already have another administrator account).Create a new local user account with the name that you wish.

To avoid being annoyed with this and trying to find a way to rename it later, see the solutions bellow instead.

Problem: When installing Windows 10 for the first time and immediately linking to your Microsoft account, be aware that Microsoft will automatically name your user account with first 5 letters of your email address and does not give you an option to choose your own user name. I'm adding some solutions to my problem so others may benefit from this information.

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