Change User Name Windows 10

[Ron Barker]

Windows 10 forced the Fall update on me a few days ago. Not sure why it has taken so long. I really did not need or want it. The update has caused multiple problems for me. One of those problems is that it has created a new user folder. My original folder is there and empty other than a couple other folder which are also empty. There is one folder in the old user name for OneDrive and in there their is a folder named Windows inside of which there is a number of .jcp -.jrs -.jtm etc. Can I delete these folders?

My old user name: C:\Users\Ron Barker
New user name: C:\Users\Ron Barker.000

What I would like to know is if I change the new user name back to the old user name in the registry will there be any unintended consequences?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

Thanks

[Britec]

(05-15-2018, 02:49 PM)Ron Barker Wrote:  Windows 10 forced the Fall update on me a few days ago.  Not sure why it has taken so long. I really did not need or want it. The update has caused multiple problems for me. One of those problems is that it has created a new user folder.  My original folder is there and empty other than a couple other folder which are also empty.  There is one folder in the old user name for OneDrive and in there their is a folder named Windows inside of which there is a number of .jcp -.jrs -.jtm etc. Can I delete these folders?

My old user name: C:\Users\Ron Barker
New user name: C:\Users\Ron Barker.000

What I would like to know is if I change the new user name back to the old user name in the registry will there be any unintended consequences?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

Thanks

You should be OK to change it back in this location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\$SID

   

[Ron Barker]

 Sorry for not coming back sooner.  I thought I had clicked to receive an email if there was a reply but it did not work!

I appear to have two profiles, a default one and the Ron Barker.000. Is the default profile referring to what appears under Users as Ron Barker and can I delete it here in the registry?  Can I change the name in the registry when signed on with the same account or do I need to use another administrators account? Thanks Brian

[Britec]

Rather than me typing it all out, I found this post which gives you information you need https://superuser.com/questions/1185206/account-folder-moved-to-administrator-000

[Ron Barker]

(05-16-2018, 07:14 PM)Britec Wrote:  Rather than me typing it all out, I found this post which gives you information you need https://superuser.com/questions/1185206/account-folder-moved-to-administrator-000

Thanks Brian. But as with everything with Microsoft it is not always so straightforward. I have initiated the Administrator User so that I can make the changes to registry from there.

The problem I have is that I cannot remove the User/Ron Barker. So if I change User/Ron Barker.000 to User Ron Barker I will have two of the same. When I reinstalled Dropbox, after the update uninstalled it, it reinstalled in User/Ron Barker. There is Dropbox folder in User/Ron Barker.000 so I was able to remove it from User/Ron Barker.

It is User/Ron Barker.000/OneDrive that I am having problems removing. I get the message cannot do whatever, it is open in 'search' (that is search folder in OneDrive in User/Ron Barker.000). Only part of OneDrive is left in User/Ron Barker.

I think that it was OneDrive that caused the problem with the updated.

Any idea how I can remove User/Ron Barker.

Regards

[Britec]

How to Delete Windows 10 User Account and Profile

   

[Ron Barker]

Thanks Brian.  But, on mine which is which? (Ron Barker.000 has all my settings).

[Britec]

Type this in command prompt.

Code:

wmic useraccount get name,sid

This will give you all the user accounts and sid numbers, just delete the accounts with the sid you want. This can also be done in registry 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\

[Ron Barker]

Thanks Brian. The problem appears to be that that C:/Users/Ron Barker does not appear to be registered as a user. I cannot do anything with it, that is change its name - delete it - cut and paste or inside it remove OneDrive folder or more particularly the remnants of OneDrive inside it. I get the message it is in use in another programme etc.

Registry
Defaultuser 1001
Ron Barker.000 1002
Administrator 500

Command Prompt
Administrator 500
DefaultAccount 503
Defaultuser0 1001
Guest 501
Ron Barker 1002
WDAGUtilityAccount 504

[Ron Barker]

(05-18-2018, 07:36 PM)Ron Barker Wrote:  Thanks Brian.  The problem appears to be that that C:/Users/Ron Barker does not appear to be registered as a user. I cannot do anything with it, that is change its name - delete it - cut and paste  or inside it remove OneDrive folder or more particularly the remnants of OneDrive inside it.  I get the message it is in use in another programme etc.

Registry
Defaultuser 1001
Ron Barker.000 1002
Administrator 500

Command Prompt
Administrator 500
DefaultAccount 503
Defaultuser0 1001
Guest 501
Ron Barker 1002
WDAGUtilityAccount 504

I was reluctant but I tried to get rid of the C:\Users\Ron Barker folder by downloading Unlocker I have used it previously but not sure if I will end up with advertisement popups.

I tried in on the OneDrive folder inside Ron Barker folder and it appeared to work but did not remove it. Not sure if had it done so I would have been in trouble.  see below when I tried it on C:\Users\Ron Barker folder.

Any how it did not work. Using Unlocker on C:Users\Ron Barker folder brings up:

Explorer.EXE C:\Users\Ron Barker.000\AppData…  PID 5320  Process Path C\WINDOWS\ Explorer.EXE

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(05-19-2018, 07:02 AM)Ron Barker Wrote:  

(05-18-2018, 07:36 PM)Ron Barker Wrote:  Thanks Brian.  The problem appears to be that that C:/Users/Ron Barker does not appear to be registered as a user. I cannot do anything with it, that is change its name - delete it - cut and paste  or inside it remove OneDrive folder or more particularly the remnants of OneDrive inside it.  I get the message it is in use in another programme etc.

Registry
Defaultuser 1001
Ron Barker.000 1002
Administrator 500

Command Prompt
Administrator 500
DefaultAccount 503
Defaultuser0 1001
Guest 501
Ron Barker 1002
WDAGUtilityAccount 504

I was reluctant but I tried to get rid of the C:\Users\Ron Barker folder by downloading Unlocker I have used it previously but not sure if I will end up with advertisement popups.

I tried in on the OneDrive folder inside Ron Barker folder and it appeared to work but did not remove it. Not sure if had it done so I would have been in trouble.  see below when I tried it on C:\Users\Ron Barker folder.

Any how it did not work. Using Unlocker on C:Users\Ron Barker folder brings up:

Explorer.EXE C:\Users\Ron Barker.000\AppData…  PID 5320  Process Path C\WINDOWS\ Explorer.EXE

The folders appear to be intertwined!

This PC>OneDrive (blue cloud)>Search>Data>Applications>Windows>15 items - But address copies as below:

C:\Users\Ron Barker.000\OneDrive\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\15 items

This PC>C:\Users>Ron Barker>OneDrive>Search>Data>Applications>Windows>15 items - But address copies as below:

C:\Users\Ron Barker\OneDrive\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\15 items