The section where you select your user name can take you off the shelf when you configure a fresh Windows 10. If this is the situation, you may choose the first thing you want to modify later, or something random or temporary. However, it is not an easy method to change your name in Windows 10. In this article, we will guide you with the whole procedure to change the account name on Windows 10.
Change the Account Name in Windows 10
To change the account name on Windows 10, follow this procedure step by step:
Click the Search button and type Control Panel in the search bar. Select the Control Panel option as below image is showing:
As you will select the Control Panel option, the following screen will appear:
Now select the User Accounts option from the Control Panel screen, as the above image is indicating. Once you will select the User Accounts option, the following screen will appear:
In case of multiple accounts added on your Windows 10, select Manage another account option as highlighted above. As soon as you will select this option, all the added accounts on Windows will be displayed like this:
Now select an account of which user name you want to change, as the above image is showing. Once you will select the account, the following screen will appear:
Now select the option Change the account name as the above image is showing. As soon as you will click this option, there will be an option to enter new account name as follows:
Now enter the name in New account name text box and click the Change Name button. The name of the account on Windows 10 has been changed.
Conclusion
By following this procedure, you can change the account name on Windows 10.
