Default User folder name

[Devlafford]

When I reinstall windows, my user folder is always "devla" and I want it to be "devlafford" by default. I could just not sign in with my Microsoft account, but I always forget and then have to reinstall to do that. How do I change what signing in with my Microsoft Account names the User folder by default? I assume it has to be something on their website or something.

 

Thank you.

[Electronics Wizardy]

why does the folder name matter?

 

You can set account name and folder names and locations in compmgmt.

[bcguru9384]

2 minutes ago, Devlafford said:

When I reinstall windows, my user folder is always "devla" and I want it to be "devlafford" by default. I could just not sign in with my Microsoft account, but I always forget and then have to reinstall to do that. How do I change what signing in with my Microsoft Account names the User folder by default? I assume it has to be something on their website or something.

 

Thank you.

cmd prompt as admin

then type

net user /?

that tell you how change name. becareful it is not a weak program and not used right will get you reinstall

otherwise microsoft needs on their end

name="username"=print="usersrequest"

[Devlafford]

12 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

why does the folder name matter?

 

You can set account name and folder names and locations in compmgmt.

Because when I use cmd or bash it has me as devla, and I want to be devlafford. It makes certain things easier (mostly not having to remember that the acc name isn't what I expect, but things like sshing too). What is compmgmt? I'm looking for some way to change what it does by default.

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, Devlafford said:

What is compmgmt? I'm looking for some way to change what it does by default.

open the run command and type compmgmt.msc. Then local user accounts and group you can change all the settings that are normally hidden.

 

1 minute ago, Devlafford said:

Because when I use cmd or bash it has me as devla, and I want to be devlafford. It makes certain things easier

Do you really type your full user name in though?

 

Tab autocomplete?

 

Just cd by its self will go the home dir, or use ~/ instead of /home/username

[Devlafford]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Do you really type your full user name in though?

 

I have to type my username in the ssh command if it isn't already devlafford. If it's devla I have to type ssh devlafford@address, and there's no autocomplete for that. That's just one example. There are other things that expect my credentials to be devlafford and it's easier if it's already that and I don't have to go out of my way to change them or log in with other credentials. 

[Devlafford]

4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Do you really type your full user name in though?

 

I have to type my username in the ssh command if it isn't already devlafford. If it's devla I have to type ssh devlafford@address, and there's no autocomplete for that. That's just one example. There are other things that expect my credentials to be devlafford and it's easier if it's already that and I don't have to go out of my way to change them or log in with other credentials. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Devlafford said:

I have to type my username in the ssh command if it isn't already devlafford. If it's devla I have to type ssh devlafford@address, and there's no autocomplete for that. That's just one example. There are other things that expect my credentials to be devlafford and it's easier if it's already that and I don't have to go out of my way to change them or log in with other credentials. 

Why not just change your user name. The folder name doesn't matter for login, the username does.

[Devlafford]

5 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Why not just change your user name. The folder name doesn't matter for login, the username does.

Honestly, OCD. There should just be a way to change the default, I shouldn't have to sidestep around this every time I install Windows.