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Windows 11 Pro, Update 21H2 Build 22000.51

In the case of the author, if you sign in with a Microsoft account, it will be the home directory name "DAICH".I want you to be "DAICHI", but every time it becomes DAICH.By taking the procedure of this article, you can change the home directory name.

なお、本稿は開発段階にある「Windows 11 Pro, Update 21H2 Build 22000.51」で動作確認を行っている。これ以降のアップデートまたはビルドまたはリテール版を使っている場合は一部内容が異なる可能性がある。また、Homeなど他のエディションを使っている場合、説明している方法が使えない可能性があるので、注意されたい。

Windows home directory

In Windows, "C: \ users \ Name \" is the user's home directory.Home directory is sometimes called user folder or home folder.Documents, photos, and application data stored by the user are basically stored under the home directory.

Windows 11 is basically said to need to be signed in with a Microsoft account, and the "name" part of the home directory is automatically generated from the Microsoft account.For this reason, the name of the home directory to be created does not necessarily mean what you are looking for.Many users don't think it's a problem, but if you often deal with terminal applications, you may be worried about this name.

Windows does not provide a way to change the home directory because it rarely changes the user's home directory.However, a similar thing can be achieved by combining the basic functions provided.If you know this method, it will be applied, so I don't think there will be any loss.

How to change the name of the home directory

The method for changing the name of the home directory is as follows.

This is a way to create a new account with the name you want and switch to that account.Even if the data is migrated, it is necessary to recreate some settings, and in some cases, the application will be reinstalled.However, this procedure can achieve the purpose of changing the name of the home directory relatively safely.

The point is to switch to a Microsoft account after creating a local account.We use a mechanism that allows you to create a home directory under the name you want to use by creating a local account.

Change existing accounts from Microsoft account to local account

I want to use a Microsoft account with a new account, so switch my existing accounts to local accounts first.Select "Account" → "Your Info" → "Switch to sign -in with local accounts" from the setting application to switch to local accounts.

The username to enter when switching to a local account should be used as the username of the existing account.