Help with Windows 10?

[yrjosmiel73]

So I've just build a new PC and purchased Windows 8.1 (because it's cheaper than 7 here). I upgraded it to 10. I have 2 problems:

1. How to change the user folder name?

2. HOW TO F***ING DELETE WINDOWS.OLD

 

Thanks!

[Speedbird]

So I've just build a new PC and purchased Windows 8.1 (because it's cheaper than 7 here). I upgraded it to 10. I have 2 problems:

1. How to change the user folder name?

2. HOW TO F***ING DELETE WINDOWS.OLD

 

Thanks!

1. Change the name.

2. Use Disk Cleanup

[stealth80]

I waited for windows 10 to be activated (key step) then formatted and re-installed windows 10 fresh

[Enderman]

 

2. HOW TO F***ING DELETE WINDOWS.OLD

 

 

this took 3 seconds to google

idk why you didnt do it yourself...but here it is

Here's the proper way to delete theWindows.old folder: Step 1: Click inWindows' search field, type Cleanup, then click Disk Cleanup. Step 2: Click the "Clean up system files" button. Step 3: Wait a bit whileWindows scans for files, then scroll down the list until you see "Previous Windowsinstallation(s)."Sep 8, 2015

[mikat]

1. Change the name.

2. Use Disk Cleanup

1. it's not that simple, you have to make a whole new account. i have researched this. i'm also in the same shithole.

by this i mean that you can't really change your C:/Users/Namehere/ name

[yrjosmiel73]

I've already googled EVERYTHING. There is this one problem: there is no "previous windows installations"

I've done the command prompt thing. "Access denied". I ran cmd as admin. "access denied"

[yrjosmiel73]

1. Change the name.

2. Use Disk Cleanup

I literally can't do any of the things above.

[Speedbird]

1. it's not that simple, you have to make a whole new account. i have researched this. i'm also in the same shithole.

by this i mean that you can't really change your C:/Users/Namehere/ name

Ah, didn't know that. Thanks.

 

I literally can't do any of the things above.

You can't use Disk Cleanup?

[yrjosmiel73]

Ah, didn't know that. Thanks.

 

You can't use Disk Cleanup?

Well, I can but it doesn't have the "previous installation" thing.

[Speedbird]

Well, I can but it doesn't have the "previous installation" thing.

Press "Clean up system files"

[yrjosmiel73]

Press "Clean up system files"

Done that. Nothing.

[Speedbird]

Done that. Nothing.

Then try to delete it manually.

[yrjosmiel73]

Then try to delete it manually.

as in cmd? it'll say "access denied" even with running as admin.

[Speedbird]

as in cmd? it'll say "access denied" even with running as admin.

Do you have a Linux Live CD lying around? If yes, boot it and delete it there. If not, download an Ubuntu ISO, burn it to a CD, then do it.

[stealth80]

format it and reinstall on a fresh win 10

[TetraSky]

as in cmd? it'll say "access denied" even with running as admin.

Did you try rebooting after running disk clean-up(+Clean Up System Files+tick every check box in the list)? Because you'll need to if you want to get rid of it otherwise it will still be "locked".

 

As for changing the actual name, of the user folder, you cannot. The most you can do is create a new Administrator account, switch to it, and delete the old account.

 

Or you could just format and do a fresh install. As windows 10 is now activated, you won't need to enter a license key, if you get asked for it during installation, just "skip" it. Once you are connected to the internet, windows 10 will activate itself.