Windows 10 is a very friendly operating system in everything related to the management of user accounts. This means that we can create and delete users in a very simple way, as well as modify the permissions of each one of them and even change the name of a certain user. In this article we explain how to do just that last, change the name of a Windows 10 user .
Changing the username in Windows 10 is not too complicated, but it is also true that it turned out to be one of the less intuitive options, in relation to the management of the users of this operating system.
Here are 3 tricks you can use to change the name of a user very easily. Depending on the exact version of your Windows 10, you may have to use one method or another.
Rename the user account with Computer Management
To change the name of a user with Windows 10, we will use the Computer Management tool . You can access this utility in a very simple way, using the search engine in the Start menu.
Once the Windows 10 Computer Management tool has been opened, you need to click on the " Local Users and Groups " option , which you will find in the drop-down menu on the left side of the interface.
With this, several folders will be displayed such as the one that interests us in this case is users. Inside you will find the list with all the user names, of the accounts that you have active in your Windows 10 operating system.
To modify the name of a user as you just have to click on it with the right button of the mouse, and then select the option " Change name ". After that you will only have to write the new name, and then press the Enter key to accept it.
Rename the user account from the Control Panel
Windows 10 also allows us to change the name of a user using the Control Panel. This option is also valid to change the username of an account of the different Microsoft services such as Hotmail and Skype. Something that you should keep in mind is that this will only affect the user name as such, since the account profile will remain exactly the same.
The first thing we need to do is access the Control Panel of our Windows 10. Once inside the control panel, we must select the option "User Accounts".
Once inside, we select " User Accounts " again and all the available options will open.
In this case we are interested in " Changing the user account name "
Finally, we have to write the new name that we want to assign to these user accounts, and then click on the option " Change the name " to save the changes.
Change Windows 10 username with netplwiz
Netplwiz is the last option available to change the name of a Windows 10 user account. It is a very simple tool that we have already used on other occasions.
You can access netplwiz from the Start menu search engine.
Once the netplwiz tool has been seen, you have to click on the " Properties " tab to access the option that allows you to modify the name of a Windows 10 user.
It's that simple to change the Windows 10 username using the different methods offered by the operating system. Remember that you can share this article with your friends on social networks, in this way you will help us reach more people who need it.