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Can we rename a User profile in Windows 11 Pro?
I bought a new HP laptop with Win 11 Pro and Microsoft created a user profile, named with the first 5 letters of my e-mail address ("medfa"). In File Explorer, I see six profiles with redundant accou...
You’ll find plenty of articles online explaining how to rename a user folder, but I don’t recommend doing it. There’s no reliable way to know every place where that folder name is referenced. A few friends of mine tried it in the past, and the safer, more predictable solution was always to back up their data and either create a new user profile or reinstall the OS.