Change Windows User Folder Name __exclusive__ Jun 2026

Windows still thinks your profile lives at the old path. You must tell the operating system where the folder moved. Press Win + R , type regedit , and hit Enter.

Navigate to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList change windows user folder name

7. Press Win + R , type regedit , and press Enter. 8. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList 9. Expand the ProfileList folder. You will see folders named with long strings (SIDs). 10. Click through each SID folder until you find the one where the ProfileImagePath data matches the old path (e.g., C:\Users\OldName ). 11. Double-click ProfileImagePath and change the value to the new path (e.g., C:\Users\NewName ). 12. Close the Registry Editor. Windows still thinks your profile lives at the old path

This method avoids registry hacks entirely by creating a new, correctly named profile and moving data. correctly named profile and moving data.