How to Change the Name of the Windows Login

The moment we start our PC based on the Microsoft operating system, before accessing it we must go through a screen. Here we refer to the system login screen where we enter our access credentials. In order to enter the corresponding user that we choose, we select the user account in question, which comes with his name, and type the password.

This we have done a multitude of times in recent years, so if we have noticed, when logging into Windows 10 , our full name appears above the password entry. Well, we must know that we have the possibility of changing that username, that is, modifying the name and surname originally specified. With this, what we achieve is that it appears differently on the login screen and in the Settings application.

Change the Name of the Windows Login

Change the name that appears in the Windows login

This is a very simple task that we carry out in a few steps, as well as useful in certain circumstances. It is for all these reasons that we will show you how to change that name that appears quickly and easily. Like so many things that we can customize right now in Windows 10 , this is something that we can do from the Settings application. Here we will find, among its categories, many of them to adapt the operating system to our needs.

Therefore, to access the section that we discussed, we can do it using the Win + I key combination. Once in the new window that appears, we have to locate and click on the Accounts section.

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Thus, just below the image in which our username appears , we will see a link called Manage my Microsoft account, where we click. This will give us direct access to the browser that we have configured by default. This will help us to access the preferences page of our account.

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Access account parameters from the browser

When the browser that we mentioned opens and the page loads, we click on the More actions drop-down menu located in the upper left corner. Specifically under the username and the corresponding photo that we have assigned. Then we just have to click on the Edit profile option in the options that appear later.

It will be at that moment when we finally access the personal data modification page of the active account in the operating system. As we see, from it we have the possibility of modifying the date of birth, the country, the language , or the name. The latter is precisely the field that does not matter now, so we click on Edit name.

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Once we have clicked on the Edit name option, in the corresponding fields that will appear on the screen, we can make the changes. Thus, we can specify our new name and surname that we want to appear on the system’s home screen. In the same way and for the changes to be effective, we have to type the CAPTCHA that the Microsoft website offers us.

At that moment, when the profile page is reloaded, this time it will be updated with the name that we have entered. In addition, we must take into account that this same change will be effective on all devices on which we log in with this same account .