How to Change the Name of a User Folder in Explorer

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Tip 1 - How to rename user folder in Windows 8?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by mpmimr | permalink

When I log in on a Windows 8 machine for the first time with my Microsoft Account (by providing an e-mail address), a new user folder is created: C:\Users\dzinx_000 In previous versions of Windo...

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/495290/how-to-rename-user-folder-in-windows-8 ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to change user name in Windows 7?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by skippy | permalink

How do I change my Windows 7 user name? When I look under C:\users\user, I know I am user. But my name in Control Panel → User Accounts is set to David. My wife also has access to my PC. Her...

For further reading: http://superuser.com/questions/525096/how-to-change-user-name-in-windows-7 ^[2]

Tip 3 - How To Change User Account Name In Windows 7 | 8

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bobl | permalink

Looking for a post on user account name change? This article will show you how to change User Account Name in Windows 7 / 8 using the netplwiz command.
Tags: user account name, windows 8, user account name change, netplwiz

For further reading: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/user-account-name-change ^[3]

Tip 4 - How To Change A Windows Account Name And User Profile Folder Name

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Matthias Schuler | permalink

Changing a user's account name in Windows is a straightforward, easy to achieve task. The problem that many users experience after changing the name is that the name of the profile folder is not changed during the process. Say you have a user account Martin and a user profile folder under c:\users\Martin. If you change …

For further reading: http://www.ghacks.net/2011/03/28/how-to-change-a-windows-account-name-and-user-profile-folder-name/ ^[4]