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If you want to change your Windows 10 account name, we'll show you how.
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•Settings
•Control Panel
On Windows 10, you can change the account name for many reasons, including because you may need to update your personal information if you recently changed your name. The computer has a local account, and you prefer showing the actual name instead of the nickname. Or you want to update the name to make it a little more private.
Windows 10 displays the account name from your cloud account when the computer is configured with a Microsoft account. As a result, you must change the settings online if you want to change the account name.
To change the name of the account on Windows 10, use these steps:
•Open Settings.
•Click on Accounts.
•Click on Your info.
•Click the "Manage my Microsoft account" option.
When using a local account on Windows 10, you have several ways to modify the account's name through Control Panel.
Change account name with User Accounts
To change the account name using the User Accounts settings on Windows 10, use these steps:
•Open Control Panel.
•Under the "User Accounts" section, click the "Change account type" option.
•Select the local account to change its name.
For more helpful articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows 10 and Windows 11, visit the following resources:
•Windows 11 on Windows Central — All you need to know
•Windows 10 on Windows Central — All you need to know
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