Undoubtedly, many users sometimes have to rename user records, for example, change the username. Examples of such actions will now be shown. True, you immediately need to pay attention to some important factors that may affect the ability to access documents.
Windows account: what should I do first?
Before you change the name and type of “accounting” in the tenth version of Windows, you should be aware that such actions, especially if the user works without admin rights, can seriously affect access to some functions of the system or its settings. The fact is that even documents of a former user may not be available.
Therefore, first you need to copy the necessary information from the user folder to another partition, and then create a recovery point (just in case). For copying, it is better to choose a different volume (different from the system drive).
How to change the username on Windows 10 in the simplest way?
We proceed to change the "accounting". First, let's decide what exactly needs to be changed - a Microsoft account or a local user name. We presume that we still need to make others only a name.
In order to solve the problem of how to change the username on Windows 10, first you need to enter the "Control Panel". This is most easily done using the control command entered in the Run menu. The latter is called up by a quick key combination Win + R.
In the “Control Panel”, select the accounts section and click on the line just below, which suggests changing the type of “account”. Next, go to the local account. A line for changing the name will appear on the left, after clicking on which you can enter a new one. Confirmation of the changes made using the rename button.
No less easy way
So, in the first case, we changed the username. The examples below are no less effective.
Here we need the Run menu, in which the netplwiz command should be written. After that, in the main window, select the users tab and click on the name of the local user. There is a properties button below. When you press it and you can get the desired menu to change the name. In addition, if someone has already noticed, there is the possibility of changing the local password. True, this method is ineffective. The fact is that you can change the password, but get rid of it - no. The system will still require it when entering or exiting the "sleep" mode (hibernation), if any.
Change account type
The question of how to change the username on Windows 10, it seems, has already been resolved. Now let's look at the change in the type of “accounting”.
To do this, everything in the same section of the accounts you need to select the left line of the family and other users. All registration data will be displayed on the right. We select the type of local user, and after entering the "Change type" in the appropriate field, set the administrator. This is convenient in the sense that in the future it will be possible to install programs, delete them, and change system parameters or settings, which is called, for oneself, not to apply for permission to the administrator of the computer terminal (of course, if there is one).
How to get rid of the password?
Now let's see how to remove the password when entering Windows 10 or to get rid of it when exiting hibernation mode. Let's start with the second one.
In this case, you need to use the power settings, which can be accessed either from the same "Control Panel" or by clicking on the battery icon in the system tray (for laptops). Here, simply select the password request item, where the desired value is set.
To remove the password when logging in, you can simply delete your Microsoft account. But you can do much easier by using the same netplwiz command, after which the user is deselected from the password request line when entering. It is only in a new window that you will need to enter a valid password, and twice (the second time for confirmation). After saving the changes, the system will automatically log in.
Conclusion
Of course, the answer to the question of how to change the username on Windows 10 is not limited to these methods. Here are the simplest methods. You can, of course, get into the system registry or the Group Policy Editor, but the question is: why is this necessary if there are the most basic solutions. The application of group policy rules is more suitable for system administrators who make fine-tuning of the system and provide users with rights to any specific actions. Therefore, as is already clear, this issue was not considered. Ordinary user, in general, this is not necessary. However, if you dig a little deeper, it is worth noting that, starting with the seventh version, a super administrator also appeared in Windows. But you can’t just get rid of it by ordinary means. It will require certain knowledge and skills. But this is, so to speak, another question.
However, some users should take into account that issues related to changing accounts, both local and Microsoft, can affect the system quite negatively. There are cases when, when renaming "accounts", it happened so that the login to the system turned out to be blocked. At the same time, no recovery helped - only a complete or so-called clean reinstall. So with such things you need to be extremely careful if you do not want the system to snort at one fine moment, and then completely refuse to provide entry.