“I've got an old Windows 10 Pro PC. Most of my data is stored on an external hard drive that's formatted NTFS. I'm building a new Windows 11 PC and going to install Windows 11 Pro. Is there a way to migrate my local profile/account to the new PC without losing 'security privil...
Today, we will show you how to change or rename the network profile names in Windows 11/10. There are two methods to do the same. The first one happens to be via Registry Editor, and the second one happens to be via Local Security Policy Editor. If you are using a laptop for your...
Tick the deleted folder and click the Recover button to save the recovered users profile. How to Recover User Profile via File History Backup If you have made a backup with File History, you can follow the guidance below to recover deleted files in Windows 10, 11. Step 1. Type “file hi...
1. Change Defaults Based on App 1. Open theWindows Settingspage by pressing theWindows and Ikey combination. 2. In theSettingswindow, select theAppstab in the left panel. Moving over to the right panel, click onDefault appsto open theDefaults appspage. ...
How to customize the Windows 11 Start menu The drastically different Start menu was probably themost significant changein Windows 11. Not only did Microsoft change the look, feel, and location of the Start menu, but the company also changed the way we manage it. ...
Related: How to create a Local User account in Windows 11. Create a New User with Microsoft Account sign-in in Windows 8.1 In Windows 8.1, to create a Microsoft account, move the cursor to the lower right-hand corner of your computer screen, click ‘Settings’ and then ‘Change PC Setti...
Renaming a user profile folder in Windows 11 is not straightforward, as the folder name is tied to the user account configuration in the registry and several system settings. Here's how you can change the user profile folder name safely: Use the following process: ...
To change a local account's username in Windows 11, go toControl Panel > User Accounts, ensure your profile is selected, and chooseChange your/the account name. If Windows is linked to a Microsoft account, go toSettings > Accounts > Your info > Manage my accounts. This should open a Mi...
“In order to create a new user account with admin privileges on the Windows 10 system, I deleted the old user profile and its respective folder on the Windows 10 system and enabled the “Keep Files” option. After creating a new Windows 10 user profile, I checked the backup copy of the...
To change the user profile folder name, create a new administrator account, modify the registry entries associated with your user account, and then rename the user profile folder in File Explorer. When you create a new user account in Windows 11, the operating system automatically creates a new...