Dude!! I watched 10 videos before yours. None of them worked. I follow their instructions and their options to not appear on my computer. Yours worked EXACTLY like your video shows. Thanks!!!
Thanks for making it simple. So many other youtubers circle around one freakin point, making a five minute overly long video and begging for subscribers and likes.
Hello your info is great. I have a question. I have a Lenovo, IdeaPad, Win 10 from 2019, i bought from a friend. I have his passwords. I am trying to change his Admin. account to my name and the login screen to my name, and resent the password, but I am having trouble. NOW. Do I need to create another user account, (*me) and make it an Admin account before I remove his account?
Excellent video. I had my hard drive replaced and the shop had my administrator name wrong. Windows help was useless, I followed your instructions and changed the name. The only difference is I had to right click the icons and select "expand" to get to the sub menus, but thanks. What a rigmarole. Why do windows make things so difficult? Thank you very much.
Help! "RegisteredOwner" is not an available option for me. It goes "ProductName" then "ReleaseId" then "SoftwareType". "Change your account name" doesn't appear above "Change your account type" either. Perhaps it's because my problem is of a slightly different nature. The person who sold me pc, created the path/directory "C:\Users\Test". I don't want my username to be "Test", yet it won't allow me to rename it. What can I do to rename it, or is it safe to move important stuff like "AppData" out of it? Thanks.
This will only work in a local account. Not an Microsoft email account. I also have made a video on how to change from a Microsoft Account to a Local Account - th-cam.com/video/kXK6DWzc7Dk/w-d-xo.html
Hi John, thank you for your useful video. I followed exactly your steps but when I reached to PANEL ACCOUNT, I did not see a sentence that says "Change your account name" everything is there, except that sentence. Please advice and thanks again xxx
I tried this youtube link as well(th-cam.com/video/kXK6DWzc7Dk/w-d-xo.html) everything is changed, but the sent email kept the old name... Please advice, and thanks again xxx
John Gage i am on a local account but it did not work for me. Everything changed as you did I did but when I send any email, the receiver will get it with my old name although a new name is appearing in my account :(
To be honest I did not know about that. Maybe if you delete the account from the device and set it up again,it may change it. Otherwise you may not be able to change it unless you reinstall Windows.
Hi John, I have followed all your mentioned steps but responded as ''Cannot edit RegisteredOwner:Error writing the value's new contents.What should i do ? Kindly reponse.
Hi sir I follow your video step by step but when I wonna change user name and I click on user account I have only two choices change account type or manage another account so what to do in this case
@@John_B_Gage I'm using a domain account at a business, and the prior account name is three people ago in my position. How would I go about changing the account name (sign-in screen, user settings, etc) then? None of these options are working for me.
Hi John, thank you so much for posting this video. It's the only one that has helped me!! One question though, when I went into Control Panel I click on User Accounts and it doesn't have a "change user account name" option. It only says "Change your account type" What can I do with this? I'd like to switch a previously owned lenovo thinkpad (windows 10) into my name as the administrative user.
thanku for that, but how can i change my whole account on my laptop.my husband added his game id by mistake as microsofts ID. how can i change that? rightnow im using a local id for my pc.
Hey John. Maybe you can help me out. Would really appreciate. I have bought an app from microsoft store using a differfent email than the one my pc is registred with (the account)... I cant download the app because it's not on the email of my microsoft account... What can I do?
thank you for the vid, but my problem is Microsoft, asked for my username and pass. yesterday, and I don't know them I was 1/2 hour trying all kind of possible combinations and I just quit, Plse help me to get them, if you can
got to the part of the current version and I looked for the registered owner, but the option wasn't there. Yesterday my mom bought me something in an app so she put in her name and credit card info so that I could get the full version of the app she just saved the info with my email that I have on there. This morning I turned on my computer and it said her name on the sign in screen instead of my email. I have tried changing my name under my Microsoft account in my browser, I got to the change name setting and it was my name, I deleted and re-entered it, and restarted the computer. It still has my mom's name on my sign in screen to my computer, I would like it to have my name, or at least just my email like it used to. Please help.
I have lost some data and files present in the previous user account while changing the name of that user account....and also Microsoft edge app has also got removed from the system.please suggest the solution for it..
Hi John can you please help me, I let my neighbor my computer and she change the administrator to her name, and she put in her email how do I change it back ?
You should take it back to your neighbor and ask her to change it back. I have found this video. I hope this helps. th-cam.com/video/wvRt4zKD-ag/w-d-xo.html I only use a local account and I never use a Microsoft email Account.
John Gage Thank John But I just reset the whole system. It just goes to show you can’t trust people. I was trying to be helpful and got mess. But know this it will never happen again can’t get me to help them no more 🤦🏻♀️😤💔😭🤷♀️
Hi John, I still have the old user name in, C:\users\ it's the only name and folder in there. When I log on it's my new name, but I have no folder with my new name, and it wont let me rename the other User's Folder name, any suggestions ?
Hi john. I have done all of what you said and none of it works. I cannot change anything. I'm assuming that this is because i had to use the previous owners password to get into the computer. So do you know what , if anything, I can do about accessing the computer without signing in with her password.
Just like AndyPantz I have an email account, and Microsoft won't even let you have only a first name, and I don't wanna reset my PC just to change my admin name
I imagine this works when signed in to a local account. However, I am signed to my email account and there is no option to change the account username in the control panel.
Thank you John, 5 years later & still relevant !
It worked fine for me, data isn't at risk in the process.
Dude!! I watched 10 videos before yours. None of them worked. I follow their instructions and their options to not appear on my computer. Yours worked EXACTLY like your video shows. Thanks!!!
Thanks for making it simple. So many other youtubers circle around one freakin point, making a five minute overly long video and begging for subscribers and likes.
Thank you John! Finally got my own name on my computer.
So appreciate you taking the time to offer this tutorial. I have successfully changed the registered name on my computer. Many thanks.
Clear, concise, and it works! John Gage, you're brilliant. Thank you.
You're a brilliant guy , thanks so much
Thank you!!! Everything worked! Wished I'd found you 4 hours ago!🤦🏽♀️
Thank you.Are the only person who actually shows how to do it and explain it good :)
Thanks as you are far better than the rest at explaining. Glad to get my name changed
HEY!1THANKS MAN...I WAS SEARCHING THIS FOR A LONG TIME...I REALLY APPRECIATE WORK.
Thanks dude! At last I could correct the spelling of my name. Great work! Keep it up!
No puffing and grunting - well done - thanks
Thanks, Dude your video was really helpful...Since i needed to get my own name of PC, I hope you get 10k subs in few months
Simple, easy and fast. Thank you so much, sir. Have my like.
Hello your info is great. I have a question.
I have a Lenovo, IdeaPad, Win 10 from 2019, i bought from a friend. I have his passwords.
I am trying to change his Admin. account to my name and the login screen to my name, and resent the password, but I am having trouble.
NOW. Do I need to create another user account, (*me) and make it an Admin account before I remove his account?
I think so or try going into a local account. I have never used Microsoft email accounts with Windows 10.
Worked for me. Thanks. I don't know why Windows had to fix something that wasn't broken. lol
Thank you John.
I was looking for it many days.
it works on me.
Great
Hi, Just purchased one and finally have my name on it. Thanks a lot.
at last an answer in simple language... thanks John!
Excellent video. I had my hard drive replaced and the shop had my administrator name wrong. Windows help was useless, I followed your instructions and changed the name. The only difference is I had to right click the icons and select "expand" to get to the sub menus, but thanks. What a rigmarole. Why do windows make things so difficult? Thank you very much.
Thanks so much, so many days i was waiting for this, was really helpful😉
John what do I do. I don't have that choice I only have change password and manage other accounts
Are you logged into a local account? That is the only way it will work. th-cam.com/video/kXK6DWzc7Dk/w-d-xo.html
Worked like a charm. Thank you John!
Beautifully explained, Thank you soo much..🙏
Help! "RegisteredOwner" is not an available option for me. It goes "ProductName" then "ReleaseId" then "SoftwareType".
"Change your account name" doesn't appear above "Change your account type" either.
Perhaps it's because my problem is of a slightly different nature. The person who sold me pc, created the path/directory "C:\Users\Test". I don't want my username to be "Test", yet it won't allow me to rename it. What can I do to rename it, or is it safe to move important stuff like "AppData" out of it? Thanks.
This will only work in a local account. Not an Microsoft email account. I also have made a video on how to change from a Microsoft Account to a Local Account - th-cam.com/video/kXK6DWzc7Dk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much sir jhon. Finally changed the name. 😊
Amazing Job Mate.... Really Helped... Thanks Keep Up The Good Work...
Thanks quick easy and no annoying music in the background
Not change in Command Promt
It will shows old name yet.
Please Reply
All what you can see on the video is only what I can change.
Hi John, thank you for your useful video. I followed exactly your steps but when I reached to PANEL ACCOUNT, I did not see a sentence that says "Change your account name" everything is there, except that sentence. Please advice and thanks again xxx
I tried this youtube link as well(th-cam.com/video/kXK6DWzc7Dk/w-d-xo.html) everything is changed, but the sent email kept the old name... Please advice, and thanks again xxx
I never got an email when I changed it. If its in a local account, it should not send an email.
This will only work in a local account.
John Gage i am on a local account but it did not work for me. Everything changed as you did I did but when I send any email, the receiver will get it with my old name although a new name is appearing in my account :(
To be honest I did not know about that. Maybe if you delete the account from the device and set it up again,it may change it. Otherwise you may not be able to change it unless you reinstall Windows.
Hi John,
I have followed all your mentioned steps but responded as ''Cannot edit RegisteredOwner:Error writing the value's new contents.What should i do ?
Kindly reponse.
You have to be logged into a local account for this to work.
Can you help me ? My account is administrator. I followed all instructions but the "Change Account Name" doesn't show up on mine. What do I do ?
Are you logged into a local account? That is the only way it will work. th-cam.com/video/kXK6DWzc7Dk/w-d-xo.html
So I need to make a new account ?
Just sign into a local account and enter a name. The video will explain it.
Thank you John, this was the best video to explain and make it so easy for me to get this done!
"change your account name" is not showing in build 1709
what to do ?
Are you logged into a local account? That is the only way it will work. th-cam.com/video/kXK6DWzc7Dk/w-d-xo.html
John Gage nope but thanx for the help
Thank you!!! Aaron's was driving me crazy!!! Great video!!! Thank you again!!!
Yes.
Does it show in CMD like
c:/user/john
Hi sir I follow your video step by step but when I wonna change user name and I click on user account I have only two choices change account type or manage another account so what to do in this case
Change account type.
Ok but the only option I’m getting is standard or Administrator. And it won’t Allow me to do anything
I don't have registred number
Windows 10 Pro, 64 Bits.
Mine doesn't give me the option to change the account username, it just has an empty spot there underneath ''Change account type". :(
You have to be logged into a local account for this to work.
@@John_B_Gage I'm using a domain account at a business, and the prior account name is three people ago in my position. How would I go about changing the account name (sign-in screen, user settings, etc) then? None of these options are working for me.
the option change your account name isn't appearing for me
same
brodyfoxtrot same
Later versions of MS 10 are indeed different.
Hi John, thank you so much for posting this video. It's the only one that has helped me!!
One question though, when I went into Control Panel I click on User Accounts and it doesn't have a "change user account name" option. It only says "Change your account type"
What can I do with this? I'd like to switch a previously owned lenovo thinkpad (windows 10) into my name as the administrative user.
You have to change to a local account for this to work.
John Gage
I see, do you have another tutorial video on how to do that as well?
I have not because I never used the Microsoft account. I will look into it when I get a bit of time.
John Gage wow! That's so considerate of you to look that up for me. Thank you so much!
No problem.
Thanks a lot John for very useful information.😊😊😊
In mine, registered owner is given as Microsoft. And in control panel option of changing name is not coming
Thank you! It was a little to fast so I had to keep rewinding but outside of that it helped thanks!
I changed you said, but in app data everything still comes up in my sisters name??? What to do now?
If your talking about C: Users / The User Name Folder, It is the one thing you can't rename for some reason.
That's what I was afraid of, Thank You for the reply....
Thank you thank you thank you!!!! Straight forward and to the point!
Thanks for video mate... you made it look pretty simple .... Cheers
But my user folder is still named as the previous name, any way to change that?
I don't think you can change the folder name.
In my laptop ms word 2016 not working using pin tools so what i do plz tell me
thanku for that, but how can i change my whole account on my laptop.my husband added his game id by mistake as microsofts ID. how can i change that? rightnow im using a local id for my pc.
I only use a local account. I've never used a Microsoft account.
Hey Bro, Don't talk down to yourself like that. believe in yourself and don't let nobody change your mindset of that!
Hello John this information was delivered in a simple fashion and thanks
Hey John I wanted to ask u when u switch on your laptop it says your username I want to know how to change it
This video will explain this.
Thank you very much , solved my problem thank you very much , easy and simple to understand
Thank you very much I was finally able to change the registered name on my niece’s laptop.
Thank you! Helpful information!
I don't have Registered owner folder in my laptop...pls help
You have to be logged into a local account for this to work.
jeez, was searching for this several times. Thank you
i dont have the "Registered Owner" thing on regedit
I think this only works if you sign into a local account. Not a Microsoft email account.
i dont have it and im in a local account.
Hey John. Maybe you can help me out. Would really appreciate. I have bought an app from microsoft store using a differfent email than the one my pc is registred with (the account)... I cant download the app because it's not on the email of my microsoft account... What can I do?
I will be totally honest. I have never used a Microsoft email account. I've only used a Local Account.
@@John_B_Gage Got it... dang. Thanks though!! There is an option to signout, if you click on your account, inside the store
I am in the current version folder and can not find registered owner please help.
This only works on a local account.
thank you for the vid, but my problem is Microsoft, asked for my username and pass. yesterday, and I don't know them I was 1/2 hour trying all kind of possible combinations and I just quit, Plse help me to get them, if you can
I only use a local account. I've never had that problem. Sorry.
I would suggest physically disconnecting from the Internet/network and keep trying it. It should eventually give up and let you make a local account.
Just tried to do this and there is NO Registered Owner at all but INSTEAD says “Remote Reg” please help!
Are you logged into a local account?
John very very thanks I watch any video but your video is really work
Thanks JOHN finally my computer got my Own Name.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!5 Years later lol
got to the part of the current version and I looked for the registered owner, but the option wasn't there. Yesterday my mom bought me something in an app so she put in her name and credit card info so that I could get the full version of the app she just saved the info with my email that I have on there. This morning I turned on my computer and it said her name on the sign in screen instead of my email. I have tried changing my name under my Microsoft account in my browser, I got to the change name setting and it was my name, I deleted and re-entered it, and restarted the computer. It still has my mom's name on my sign in screen to my computer, I would like it to have my name, or at least just my email like it used to. Please help.
Thing is, I think this only works if you don't use you Microsoft account. I never do.
John Gage well shit
if you log in with local account, you have the opportunity to do it. That may work.
thank you MrJon you explain in best way.
I have a problem. It says after I type my name, "Impossible to make changes to registredowner." help
Never come across that before. Have you logged into a local account because that is the only way it will work.
I have lost some data and files present in the previous user account while changing the name of that user account....and also Microsoft edge app has also got removed from the system.please suggest the solution for it..
Maybe sign back into the old account to retrieve the data. That's all I can suggest.
I have a question before I try this. What if the former administrator registered several pcs under her name?
That does not matter. You can still change each one.
Ok and it will not affect the other computers if I do mine?
I should not think so. To be honest, I have never tried changing multi computers.
It says Cannot Edit RegisteredOwner: Error writing the value's new contents
I've never had that happen. Are you logged into a local account?
your control panel is different from mine...how did u change that
I don't think I did.
Thank you sooo much!
I cant access on the current version because I'm not an admin.. my administrative account was lost.. pls help
Maybe you need to reinstall Windows 10.
Hi John can you please help me, I let my neighbor my computer and she change the administrator to her name, and she put in her email how do I change it back ?
You should take it back to your neighbor and ask her to change it back. I have found this video. I hope this helps. th-cam.com/video/wvRt4zKD-ag/w-d-xo.html I only use a local account and I never use a Microsoft email Account.
John Gage Thank John But I just reset the whole system. It just goes to show you can’t trust people. I was trying to be helpful and got mess. But know this it will never happen again can’t get me to help them no more 🤦🏻♀️😤💔😭🤷♀️
why did we run all those commands and go into the pc files to change it there and change it somewhere else ? but anyway thx really helpful
hi john. i just want to change command prompt username
can u please help me in windows
I've been trying to look into this and I don't think you can.
It worked perfectly, and was easy. Thanks!
Hi, I don't have Registered Owner John in the Current Version Section, what to do please ?
Are you logged into a local account? That is the only way it will work. th-cam.com/video/kXK6DWzc7Dk/w-d-xo.html
Yes John, I don't have a Microsoft Account !
You should have, I just tried it on my system just to make shore it is still there. It is.
Hi John, I found it, and it's working great, thank you very much for great Voice direction !
Hi John, I still have the old user name in, C:\users\ it's the only name and folder in there. When I log on it's my new name, but I have no folder with my new name, and it wont let me rename the other User's Folder name, any suggestions ?
good video, clear instructions, but the "change Name" didn't appear for me.
You have to be logged into a local account for this to work.
@@John_B_Gage Thank you! Worked fine now, and i just liked. Have a good night!
I dont habe the change account name in the control panel
How to change the email that shows up on the lock screen?
Sir john how can I change my password if I forget it and I don't have any access in that 😣 because I can't update my windows 10
You need to know your old password because anyone would be able to take your computer and change the password.
@@John_B_Gage thank you sir john😊
Thank you for this. I didn't have to change name in user account as it changed automatically.
I can't see the REGISTERED OWNER please help
You have to be logged into a local account.
Thank you John, this helped me and so easy :)
Does it need an internet connection?
I don't think so.
Hi john. I have done all of what you said and none of it works. I cannot change anything. I'm assuming that this is because i had to use the previous owners password to get into the computer. So do you know what , if anything, I can do about accessing the computer without signing in with her password.
You have to be logged into a local account for this to work.
You know what . It works .....Thank You !!
when I go on user accounts then it doesn't say change name so I need help
If you log in with local account, you have the opportunity to do it. That may work.
Thnk you so much..it was really helpful🙂
i want to create documents on word, but my brothers email is logged into my Microsoft word, will he get these documents?
please reply ASAP x
He probably will. I don't know for shore because I've never used an Microsoft email account.
That's weird the 'registered owner' isn't there for me.
same
Hi jone my control panel not showing change name
You have to be in a Local Account for this to work.
But I want to change name of my administration account plz help me thanks for reply
Thank you for this video. Much appreciated.
Just like AndyPantz I have an email account, and Microsoft won't even let you have only a first name, and I don't wanna reset my PC just to change my admin name
Thank you so much John. It works fine
when I go into my cmd prompt after this change. I still see my old name.
Superb explanation
Excellent tutorial
It was so useful. Thank you so much :)
I imagine this works when signed in to a local account. However, I am signed to my email account and there is no option to change the account username in the control panel.
Yeah, You probably have to sign out first and log into a local account for this to work.
AndyPantz89 is