How To Rename/Change User Folder Name in Windows 11 (2023)

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  • How To Rename/Change User Folder Name in Windows 11 (2023)
    Changing user account name doesnt change the user account folder name and even you dont get any rename options.
    Check this step by step method to change windows 11 user folder name.
    CMD Command to Find User SID
    wmic useraccount get name,SID
    Timestamps
    00:00 - About the Video
    00:56 - Create a Restore point
    01:48 - Create a new local account
    02:41 - Sign out from current account
    02:50 - Sign in with new account
    03:15 - Rename SID from Registry
    04:05 - Get User SID
    05:20 - Sign out from new account
    05:38 - Rename User Folder Name
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Komentáře • 156

  • @uuuu6590
    @uuuu6590 Před 6 měsíci +55

    DO NOT FOLLOW THIS TUTORIAL. It will mess up your files

    • @zohadaditto1307
      @zohadaditto1307 Před 4 měsíci

      My all things are gone. How.can i restore it? I have done the protection also

    • @M-lime
      @M-lime Před 4 měsíci

      @@zohadaditto1307I had same issue. I went back logged in as the new created admin -> registery editor and typed back the previous user name then saved and logged back using my user.
      Kinda just change the username back to how it was fixed it.

    • @gadgetboyplaysmc
      @gadgetboyplaysmc Před 4 měsíci

      @@zohadaditto1307It's still there bro. Windows just has no idea which "User" folder to use in C:/.
      You can find your old files in C:/Users/(yourOldUsername)

    • @gadgetboyplaysmc
      @gadgetboyplaysmc Před 4 měsíci

      In fact you can go back by reversing what you did on regedit. Just go back to the steps and put back your old username.

    • @Priyam_1707
      @Priyam_1707 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Plzz help this guy is fraud
      My whole System messed up

  • @5thVAStar
    @5thVAStar Před 11 měsíci +61

    Thank God for the comments section helping me restore my files after using this method messed up my whole PC. This is why CZcams needs the dislike counter. DON'T DO THIS FOLKS.

  • @jonmasbro
    @jonmasbro Před 6 měsíci +2

    how do I add custom details to a folder??, while what is available is that we cannot add details according to the name we want. For example, in a folder there are files, next to the name there are things like the date it was changed, the size and type of the file itself. but how can we add things like that according to what we want by adding a tick to the details section that we created?? please help I really need this kind of thing. If you know how, let me know by mentioning my name in the description section so I know when you explain the latest video

  • @ravisarvaiya5256
    @ravisarvaiya5256 Před 4 měsíci +1

    After thi i found new eror called. c/user/"username"/open drive location not available and my old desktop memory removed and not able pin application in taskbar ... please help

  • @dzora2917
    @dzora2917 Před 5 měsíci +3

    It just created a new folder and broke everything... Restore point isn't working

  • @NFKRZ_RO
    @NFKRZ_RO Před 3 měsíci

    hey.......but admin is now administrator and its asking password to make my original account administrator..what should i do??? bcoz you didnt set up any password to admin account

  • @SDE_2027
    @SDE_2027 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thank s
    I do run program in new account 🙂

  • @farikfirsteadiharistiyanto7364

    For everyone that failed to do this, I came back to the account I'm using to change the original path name, after that I changed back the changed path name back to the previous original path name. It works for me

    • @lukamaric8799
      @lukamaric8799 Před 9 měsíci +2

      I have problem,can u help me restore my account

    • @user-uz1lv8ig2b
      @user-uz1lv8ig2b Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@lukamaric8799 plz help me how restore account

  • @hrishav_gaming1739
    @hrishav_gaming1739 Před 6 měsíci +3

    My main account got stuck help me for this

  • @user-fw9pg9lu2i
    @user-fw9pg9lu2i Před 2 měsíci

    But can I do now I am not able to login to profile user
    I have change value name from ProfileImagePath to username

  • @fuaadnuur5881
    @fuaadnuur5881 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you bro❤

  • @chimaokereke8976
    @chimaokereke8976 Před 10 měsíci

    Lovely...this Worked fine but after giving me a mini heart attack thinking i lost everything only for it all to come back after i restarted the system....imere ofuma🙏🏼

  • @sunnygupta5092
    @sunnygupta5092 Před 6 měsíci

    It worked thanks a lot❤

  • @pradeepgokul
    @pradeepgokul Před rokem +1

    Is there a way to permently change the user folder name? For ex: If I had to reinstall Windows I had to go through this steps again, rather I would like to have the changed name as my default user folder name in the future installtion

    • @AbhishekMTC
      @AbhishekMTC Před 11 měsíci +1

      After reinstalling, in the OOBE itself enter the new name!

  • @anasrana3588
    @anasrana3588 Před měsícem

    Thanks it worked

  • @paulsiskin5824
    @paulsiskin5824 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks for this... Was having a tough time doing this with Win 11. Damn Microsoft always changing things with the new versions.

  • @03_no_money
    @03_no_money Před rokem +1

    Brother it has done but there a temp folder had been created. Why and what is work of this folder. I want to delete this temp folder. Can I?

    • @ionw
      @ionw Před 11 měsíci

      Yes

  • @yujinkori
    @yujinkori Před 5 měsíci

    3:04 why i don't have that option? /i have created the second acc

  • @sahilmahamulkar3582
    @sahilmahamulkar3582 Před 29 dny

    Thanks❤

  • @edmarcatanaman6455
    @edmarcatanaman6455 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Thank you for your wonderful tutorial but unfortunately I got an error when I tried to change it.
    It says "CANNOT EDIT PROFILEIMAGEPATH: ERROR WRITING THE VALUE'S NEW CONTENTS".
    Any additional advice is very much appreciated 🙂

    • @d4rkT
      @d4rkT Před 6 měsíci

      This dude missed a step 💀
      So first open file explorer from the other user account and change the name of the account u want to then change it in the registry

  • @EchoFoxtrot-yn8rc
    @EchoFoxtrot-yn8rc Před 5 měsíci

    Didnt work. I couldnt load back into my account. I had to change the name to what it was to load back in.

  • @laffiiix
    @laffiiix Před 7 měsíci

    Nice vid Bro

  • @ianvching1647
    @ianvching1647 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you very much and it works!!! One thing to remind you is that you can restart your computer and then login again and you will see your wallpaper as your custom way not in a default way!

  • @GREEN_DEER
    @GREEN_DEER Před 11 měsíci +1

    In the final step it is asking me to get administrator permission now what can i do

  • @amitplay6812
    @amitplay6812 Před 8 měsíci +8

    I think you need some advice quit this CZcams career it is better for World.

  • @MANISHSINGH-hf3fw
    @MANISHSINGH-hf3fw Před rokem +4

    Hey....
    Please help me I lost my desktop items I didn't set the recover point so can you please tell me how can I go back.... Where it was previously....?
    Please help me😢

    • @urvashibhalerao5997
      @urvashibhalerao5997 Před rokem

      i also got same probelm please let me know what you did

    • @farikfirsteadiharistiyanto7364
      @farikfirsteadiharistiyanto7364 Před rokem +2

      ​@@urvashibhalerao5997what I did was I came back to the account we were using to rename the path name, and then change back the name we just changed into the previous one. After that I came back to my original account and everything was there

  • @akarshrohatgi
    @akarshrohatgi Před 4 měsíci +2

    This actually worked. At first I thought I lost everything in my main account but I restarted my laptop and everything was back normal. Just follow the steps and don't make mistakes. Thanks for the help. I was thinking about formatting entire disk but this saved my time.

  • @crystalliu1867
    @crystalliu1867 Před 4 měsíci

    Didn't work, all my previous settings lost, even with the recover point, not fully recovered. Bad! I would endure the unlike names.

  • @bearslikeyou
    @bearslikeyou Před 10 měsíci +1

    thank you! Extremely helpful video!

  • @meet_mew
    @meet_mew Před 3 měsíci

    Great content, and thanks alot. Follow the exact steps to the end. After that restart your pc to make everything alright. Lastly, you can also get rid of the new user account especially the one in the video which is named as Admin.

  • @ArifulHaqueChowdhury
    @ArifulHaqueChowdhury Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you so much for uploading such an excellent tutorial. It worked for me without any problem. Much appreciated 😊

  • @prakash-shahi
    @prakash-shahi Před měsícem

    It works but you've to do this.
    In the video, it is shown that after completing all the steps, you should sign out from the temporary account, sign in to the old one, and rename the folder to the name that you specified in the registry path. However, it's crucial to rename the folder while logged into the temporary profile.
    If you don't do this then you won't be logged in to the old account or your data will be removed.
    In case, you fail to rename the folder, simply revert all changes to regain access to the old profile and data.

  • @njan1242
    @njan1242 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I got in trouble how to redtore. I have created restore point.😢😢😢

    • @peaceful1689
      @peaceful1689 Před 9 měsíci +2

      go back to the newly created account and change the name of users folder to what it was before then sign into the old account

  • @Purstaryom
    @Purstaryom Před 7 měsíci +1

    aint no way i gotta do all that to rename a folder

  • @steve_pop
    @steve_pop Před 6 měsíci +2

    Please do NOT do this it signs you out of your account and you have to reverse the process to log back in

  • @M-lime
    @M-lime Před 4 měsíci +1

    For anyone that has issues and didn’t work:
    ​​⁠I had same issue.
    1- I went back logged in as the new created admin -> registery editor
    2- Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the profile list. It might have “bak” suffix.
    3- Locate your original profile, and change the path user name back to the original username.
    4- Save changes and log back in with your original account.
    Kinda just change the username back to how it was fixed it.

    • @Beamingers
      @Beamingers Před 3 měsíci

      I deleted bak file what to do

    • @M-lime
      @M-lime Před 3 měsíci

      @@Beamingers Not sure honestly but try to find it in recycle bin ?

  • @toslo24
    @toslo24 Před 3 měsíci

    It works. BUT it will mess up your files. Fortunately i did not have a lot of files as it was a relatively new laptop i got from someone else. Would not recommend unless you back up your files externally.

  • @jimhuang5246
    @jimhuang5246 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you for uploading this helpful instruction. I followed your steps closely, and it works for me perfectly. Appreciate your contribution!

  • @user-uz1lv8ig2b
    @user-uz1lv8ig2b Před 6 měsíci +1

    Plz 😢tell me how recover account my PC don't able to log in any account what I do

    • @neolynx_
      @neolynx_ Před 5 měsíci

      Go back to where you changed the username and change it back to what it was before. Then sign in to your account again and it should work

  • @amyrubinalawrence4210
    @amyrubinalawrence4210 Před 11 měsíci

    I dont find any option as other users

  • @yuvraj143YR
    @yuvraj143YR Před 4 dny

    Is there any easy way to do the same...?

  • @bayanbe842
    @bayanbe842 Před 5 dny

    I lost all my fails what I should do?

  • @atharvsutrave9862
    @atharvsutrave9862 Před 12 dny +2

    bhai comments bina pade kardiya ab sab kharab hogaya😢😢😰

  • @amitabhcy
    @amitabhcy Před 7 měsíci

    Video and script is very well created. 🍫

  • @latifaessousi9500
    @latifaessousi9500 Před 10 měsíci

    A lot more 😊

  • @naman-nc4bt
    @naman-nc4bt Před měsícem +2

    Bhaiya hmari to gdbad karadi tumne 😢 , window ud gai

  • @srivarshithdaladuli
    @srivarshithdaladuli Před rokem +8

    w*f it's not working

  • @peaceful1689
    @peaceful1689 Před 9 měsíci +2

    after seeing the comments ill adjust to this name no worries lmao

    • @mr-toyota
      @mr-toyota Před 8 měsíci

      Yeahhh actually guess I better quit while I’m ahead.

  • @tarunjgupta3698
    @tarunjgupta3698 Před 3 měsíci

    Need help after this😢.....I lost everything in my laptop

  • @AbhishekMTC
    @AbhishekMTC Před 11 měsíci +2

    Am I the only one who simply created a new user, gave admin rights and deleted the previous user?

    • @EthanIndo
      @EthanIndo Před 4 měsíci

      My main has a lot of important data

  • @rosienickole7704
    @rosienickole7704 Před 11 měsíci

    😅😢 okay. So I just did this and now I cant sign into original user that i wanted name changed, if i do there are no files lol. HEEEEELP

    • @Mystical_Moments
      @Mystical_Moments Před 10 měsíci +1

      How to sign in back help me

    • @PapaJohnSmithy
      @PapaJohnSmithy Před 10 měsíci +1

      ⁠this just happened to me have you found out how to get back in?? I need help

    • @rosienickole7704
      @rosienickole7704 Před 9 měsíci

      @DaddyJohnSmithy
      I accessed my pc from the new user that was created then I re-watch the video and went back to the section that a backup or restore was done and restored pc from there. It went back to original

    • @PapaJohnSmithy
      @PapaJohnSmithy Před 9 měsíci

      @@rosienickole7704 that’s great! The only thing is.. I deleted that account at the time. Because I thought it gave me a virus or something.. 😭

  • @talhaofficial87
    @talhaofficial87 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Bro what have you done i just remove my all memory🥺

    • @m.shivakumar3296
      @m.shivakumar3296 Před 5 měsíci

      Me also bro, what can I do now ?

    • @talhaofficial87
      @talhaofficial87 Před 5 měsíci

      @@m.shivakumar3296 bro he follow his first step if have already your backup it will take time and all your memory will restore and that file you just made delete that

    • @yashparkhe5370
      @yashparkhe5370 Před 5 měsíci

      I shouldn't have done this 😭

    • @yashparkhe5370
      @yashparkhe5370 Před 5 měsíci

      My pc got format 😫

  • @BulBulAhmed-cu3eu
    @BulBulAhmed-cu3eu Před měsícem

    I LOST MY ALL FILES FOLLOWING THIS TUTORIAL 😭.

  • @syifaafnani6560
    @syifaafnani6560 Před rokem +12

    Did not work, I lost everything

    • @syifaafnani6560
      @syifaafnani6560 Před rokem

      Restore system did not work either

    • @MANISHSINGH-hf3fw
      @MANISHSINGH-hf3fw Před rokem

      ​how to recover I also lost my items from my desktop😢😢
      And I haven't set the recovery point...? What should I do..?

    • @syifaafnani6560
      @syifaafnani6560 Před rokem

      @@MANISHSINGH-hf3fw I set the recovery point just like in this video but I still lost everything. I had to reset my windows

    • @syifaafnani6560
      @syifaafnani6560 Před rokem +1

      @studyid284 ?? because clearly I wanted to change my username and I came across this video? what even is your question

    • @AbhishekMTC
      @AbhishekMTC Před 11 měsíci

      @studyid284 We want people like you to protect us from CZcams Scammers

  • @Bilal_Sarwar
    @Bilal_Sarwar Před měsícem

    I lost my access to my account and lost administrator access because of you😭

  • @soapcd
    @soapcd Před 7 měsíci

    I tried this, and now my search bar isnt working, and my dumbass didnt create a restore point

    • @Bala-ev9nt
      @Bala-ev9nt Před 3 měsíci

      exactly bro 😮 now what to do bro help me out

  • @mrunaltakke6655
    @mrunaltakke6655 Před 3 měsíci

    i followed this and all my user data is gone now

  • @AACREATIONZYT
    @AACREATIONZYT Před měsícem

    IM WARNING EVERYONE. THIS PROCESS WILL MAKE ERRORS IN YOUR PC. IF YOU HAVE DONE ALREADY, THEN REPEAT THE SAME PROCESS AND REPLACE WITH THE LAST NAME.

  • @MylonasFilms
    @MylonasFilms Před 3 měsíci

    you fact you can go back by reversing what you did on regedit. Just go back to the steps and put back your old username. Then you system will be back to normal!

  • @elroysamu
    @elroysamu Před rokem +2

    how to restore its not working

    • @elroysamu
      @elroysamu Před rokem

      💔I changed the OS

    • @elroysamu
      @elroysamu Před rokem

      @studyid284 na bro I reinstalled the windows 11

    • @elroysamu
      @elroysamu Před rokem

      @studyid284 hey after changing the name I cannot login

  • @NFKRZ_RO
    @NFKRZ_RO Před 5 měsíci +1

    My pc got messed up...thanks dude.
    Edit: after going through comment section i using admin account changed my to my original name and my pc got back .....

    • @kylo0053
      @kylo0053 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Bro please explain further

  • @misse4168
    @misse4168 Před 10 měsíci

    I didn't follow the first step is that mean i complete lost everything?

    • @peaceful1689
      @peaceful1689 Před 9 měsíci

      go back to the newly created account and change the name of users folder to what it was before then sign into the old account

  • @absterok
    @absterok Před 6 měsíci

    lol, why would you do this? just open file manager, goto users folder, use the search at top right and type your folder name, in the search results, right click on your home folder and RENAME, easy peasy! if using onedrive redirection, just sign out and back on to fix new path

  • @NYCSubwayWorker
    @NYCSubwayWorker Před 3 měsíci

    i have to go into Regedit just to change the name of a folder? Are the Windows dev team having a laugh?

  • @yashparkhe5370
    @yashparkhe5370 Před 5 měsíci

    Don't do it guys, just to rename a folder.
    You better be bear it with old name.
    You probably lost files

  • @hamzamuhammad9540
    @hamzamuhammad9540 Před 2 měsíci

    😢😢 I had to reset my PC.....thank you brother for messing up my PC

  • @fahimahmmedbd
    @fahimahmmedbd Před 8 měsíci +1

    Didn't login back to main, what to do then🗿

  • @afrinmuhammed5089
    @afrinmuhammed5089 Před 7 měsíci +1

    DONT TRY THIS
    i lost all my data and now trying to recover it

    • @n7emo
      @n7emo Před 6 měsíci

      did you recovered it? how?

  • @mayank6405
    @mayank6405 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Sir my original desktop is cleared what i do 😢😢😢

    • @peaceful1689
      @peaceful1689 Před 9 měsíci +1

      go back to the newly created account and change the name of users folder to what it was before then sign into the old account

    • @peaceful1689
      @peaceful1689 Před 9 měsíci

      go back to the newly created account and change the name of users folder to what it was before then sign into the old account

  • @gujaratistudent5917
    @gujaratistudent5917 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Don't try this
    I lost everything

  • @skylinefilmsbrasil9938
    @skylinefilmsbrasil9938 Před 5 měsíci

    Incredible, a complex procedure to change a single folder name. It might be a joke made by Microsoft

  • @naman-nc4bt
    @naman-nc4bt Před měsícem +1

    Bhaiya tumne hmare sath fajita krdia , kya kre ab btao , window ud gai hmari 😭😭😭😭😭

    • @D00RD1E
      @D00RD1E Před měsícem

      Kya hua bhai

    • @D00RD1E
      @D00RD1E Před měsícem

      Mai abhi change karne ja raha tha

  • @Matthew597
    @Matthew597 Před 7 měsíci

    After reading comments. CZcams should add dislike counter back

  • @rostock23
    @rostock23 Před 8 měsíci

    This is Windows, complicated times 100

  • @Cantaimshit
    @Cantaimshit Před 2 měsíci

    ALWAYS MAKE A RESTORE POINT BEFORE FOLLOWING THESE PEOPLE

  • @kindwolf9895
    @kindwolf9895 Před 3 měsíci

    i did it and it messed up my shit DO NOT FOLLOW THIS TUTORIAL !!! DO NOT FOLLOW THIS TUTORIAL !!!

  • @LiveForKush
    @LiveForKush Před 7 měsíci

    He bricked his account.

  • @RyderYoung-ui2vr
    @RyderYoung-ui2vr Před 24 dny

    Don’t do it my files are gone

  • @Mystical_Moments
    @Mystical_Moments Před 10 měsíci

    Koi mat karna nahi to sign in message dega

  • @shawonhussain07
    @shawonhussain07 Před měsícem

    Phaakkh..U
    it didnt worked

  • @Bala-ev9nt
    @Bala-ev9nt Před 3 měsíci

    Don't try it guys it is completely dangerous🤬😡

  • @n7emo
    @n7emo Před 6 měsíci

    Remind me not to trust guys with this accent in this kind of stuff, lost everything.

  • @sheilamei1
    @sheilamei1 Před 6 měsíci

    What a waste of time

  • @whats_good_its_ollie
    @whats_good_its_ollie Před 10 měsíci

    thanks mate my moms toxic ex boyfriend who wouldn’t leave our house for 3 years hacked a lot of our stuff including making my users folder his name. I can FINNALY forget about that dude and move on with life, if you’re reading this you know who you are I will not wish anything bad on you. But why, why did you do this to us? You hacked so much stuff and tried to kick us off the Wi-Fi? You wouldn’t leave our house for 3 years we had to kick you out. My mom literally packed EVERYTHING FOR YOU. You’re a grown man. Start acting like one and I hope you never do what you did to us to another person in your entire life.

  • @RetsorItanim
    @RetsorItanim Před 9 měsíci +1

    @peaceful1689 not all heroes have subscribers, they just are peaceful😍