Let's see how to change your username in Windows 11, that is, the name that appears right next to the user photo when logging in. And it is a somewhat more complex process than usual, since the name is linked to your Microsoft account, so it will not be as easy as doing it through the configuration options of Windows. Once you complete the change, the name will be the one that appears on all your products and services of Microsoft associated with your account. Therefore, think carefully beforehand about the name you want to use for your Microsoft account. Do not miss how to change the username step by step in Windows 11.
Windows 11: how to change the username
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How to change your username in Windows 11
The way to get to the profile settings page as quickly as possible is to open the Windows 11 start menu (Windows icon) and clicking on your name and profile picture. This option will be visible at the bottom left of the start menu.
By clicking on your current profile name, a small window will open with several options related to your current windows session. Now click on the option Change account settings which will appear first.
Now the Windows settings screen will open directly in the section Account, where you will have to click on the option Manage my accounts, right next to the section Configuration options.
After following these steps you will access the web page for your Microsoft account configuration, whose address is account.microsoft.com. Once inside your account settings, click on the tab Your information located at the top of the screen.
You will access the page of your personal information or, in any case, the information that you have added to your Microsoft profile. Now click on the option Edit name, located to the right of the row where you will see your full name.
After clicking on Edit name A window will open in which you can choose a first and last name, which will become your username in Windows and the rest of the Microsoft applications in which you use your account. When editing your name, you will have to write verification code which will appear below without leaving spaces between the groups of letters; click on Keep to confirm the changes.
How to change your user image in Windows 11
On the other hand, if you also want change profile picture account in Windows Taking advantage of the fact that you have changed your name, you can do it through the same menu. To do this, click on Change photo to open a window through which to upload a new photo and choose the circle to use.
When you have completed all the steps, all you have left is Restart your computer with Windows 11; Once it restarts, if it is connected to the Internet, it will show both the new name and the new photo, if you have also changed it.
