Why windows installation never create proper user profile

Srikanth Dusa 156 Reputation points
2023-07-22T13:32:20.57+00:00

Recently i tried installing windows 11. Everything went well untill i noticed something. I have enter my username during installation and logged in with my Microsoft account. Username i entered was "Srikanth" but the profile folder create with name as "sreek" which is first 4 letters of my Microsoft email. It is so weird. Now im not able to change name anymore. I tried creating a local account, switch to the created local account and tried to rename my main profile name. Its not allowing me still. Is there anyway i can properly name my profile name ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-07-22T13:37:31.2033333+00:00

    Sounds like normal expected behavior. You could try adding a new local account, then associate the microsoft account with the new local account.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account-in-windows-20de74e0-ac7f-3502-a866-32915af2a34d

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/switch-from-a-local-account-to-a-microsoft-account-395203bf-9f1b-eb24-b042-5b8dae6c1d20

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