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Windows 11 - How to Change Account User Name

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Open up your start menu. You can see your username on the bottom left. To change it, search for Control Panel to open it up. Select the user you wish to change. You have the option to change the account name. Select the option, and you can set a new account name here. In most cases you will need to restart your PC, or at least sign-out and sign back into your account for the changes to take effect.

Change the Account Name in your Control Panel

Open up your start menu. You can see your username on the bottom left. To change it, search for Control Panel to open it up. Select the user you wish to change. You have the option to change the account name.

Control Panel > User Accounts > Change Account Type
Control Panel > User Accounts > Change Account Type

Select the option, and you can set a new account name here

Select the option, and you can set a new account name here. In most cases you will need to restart your PC, or at least sign-out and sign back into your account for the changes to take effect.

Set a new account name
Set a new account name

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