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How can I rename a Windows Vista user account?

How can I rename a Windows Vista user account?

If I go to User Accounts in the Control Panel, there is an option to Change your account name, but this only changes the display name, not the internal name of the account used for networking or in the file system. Is there a way to do this without creating a new account an migrating the settings?

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bert [Entry]

I don't think so. I have had to do the same thing before and I've never been able to change the profile name. C:\Users\Username will never change. You'll need to backup the profile data (AppData, Documents), delete the old profile and create a new one.