Win10/win11 Home Edition Chinese user name change English user name method (including the user folder under User)
Description of the problem: When setting the user name on the new computer at the beginning, for convenience, the user name was set to my Chinese name. But in more and more cases later, it was found that it was not easy to use. Because many files exist under C:\Users\Name\... But many programs cannot recognize Chinese paths when writing code. It is more troublesome. So I tried to find a way to change the original Chinese name to English.
Right-clicking properties cannot be renamed. Need to be under the administrator account, you can modify ----- method 2
Reason: The username folder of Windows 10 is automatically generated after the account is logged into the system. This folder cannot be renamed . If you need a folder with an English name, it is recommended that you create a new account with an English name to log in to the system. (The new computer is okay, but it has been used for a long time and there are many files, so it is convenient to change the name)
Solution: Method 1 (not applicable)
. There are many solutions on the Internet based on win10/win11 professional version . There is no option for local users and groups in the computer management of the home version . Above is the Professional Edition, below is the Home Edition.
Method 2 (solvable):
1. Computer Control Panel, User Accounts
2. Modify the account name
After modification, you can see that the user name on the computer login interface has been changed . But the user files under the C disk are still in Chinese names .
3. Run cmd.exe as administrator.
4. Activate the administrator account in cmd . command complete continue to next step
After completion, there will be an additional administrator user account-Administrator
net user administrator /active:yes
5. At this time, log out of the current account.
Be sure to log out, or log in to the Administrator account, there is still no way to modify it.
6. Log out and return to the login interface, there will be an additional Administrator user in the lower left corner, log in.
Don’t panic if it’s blank after entering , the computer data are still there. After all, it is like logging in with a QQ account on a mobile phone, and the chat history is still there next time you switch back.
7. Open the c drive to change the name of the folder.
Note: If it says that the current folder is in use, go back to step 5 and log out.
8. After success, log out of the Administrator account and log in to your own account again.
After clicking in, you find that the desktop icons or folders are gone , don't panic . Because these icons are under the original C:\Users|\Chinese name. Because the folder name has been changed, then continue to modify the registry and change the name to a new English name.
9. Windows key + R to open the run, enter regedit, click OK to open the Windows Registry Manager.
10. Expand in turn
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Profilelist，
The folders under Profilelist correspond to the users in the system, and the ProfileImagePath value in one of the folders (usually the last or the penultimate one) points to the address of each user folder, click to view one by one, and find the Chinese name user The corresponding ProfileImagePath value. Change the value of ProfileImagePath, and change the address to a folder name in English. It is the same as the folder name of the C drive .
11. Back to the desktop, the folder is back.
But the start interface application icon is gone . Still don't panic . Just restart the computer at this time .
That's it. Open a terminal, and the name has changed to English.
12. Closing
At this time, the administrator account is still there, so we closed it for safety.
Refer to step 3.4
enter:
net user administrator /active:no
It has been closed, and it can be seen that there is no administrator account.
For the record, I tried to change it before, but only half of it was changed. The login name was changed, but sometimes the path is still in Chinese because the folder name has not been changed. It's done today.