How to change account name on Windows 10 login screen

You want to change your login name on Windows 10 because it is… your “crush” name, I understand. Or it is a public PC, or you do not want to reveal your name, afraid of revealing national security secrets. You are using a Local account and want to display your full name instead of your Microsoft account name. With 3 simple ways below, AnonyViet will guide you to change your login name on the Windows 10 Login screen.

How to change login name using Settings

If you're using a Microsoft account to sign in to Windows 10, your login name will be taken from your Microsoft account name. If you want to do that, you'll need to update your account settings by following these steps:

1. Open Settings.
2. Select Accounts.
3. Select Your info.
4. Select Manage my Microsoft account.
5. Under the login name, click More actions.
6. Select Edit profile.
7. In the menu, select next. Edit name.
8. Change the first and last name to what you want.
9. Verify that you are not a robot.
10. Click the button Save.
11. Restart your PC.

There you go, as easy as getting your crush to reject you, see? However, it will take a while for the changes to sync across all your devices.

How to change login name using Control Panel

Additionally, if you're using a local account, which isn't linked to a Microsoft account, you'll need to use Control Panel to change your login name.

Using User Accounts

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Under “User Accounts”, select Change account type.
3. Select the Local account you want to rename.
4. Select Change the account name.
5. Change the name as you want it to appear on the login screen.
6. Select Change Name.

After completing this step, log out and log back in to see the changes.

Using netplwiz

You can also use other user settings (netplwiz) available in Control Panel.

To update Username with “User Accounts”, please follow these steps:

1. Open Start menu.
2. Enter netplwiz and select the first result that appears.
3. Select the account you want to rename.
4. Select next Properties.
5. Change the name in the “Full Name” field to display a different name on the Sign-in screen.
6. Press Apply.
7. Select OK.
8. Select OK again

Log back in and it will show the name you changed in the “Full Name” section.

You can also create a new local account and give it a completely different name without going through these steps. Good luck anyway.

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Source: Windows Central.