Rename Administrator Account in Windows 11/10
If you wish to rename your Administrator account, you may use any one of these methods:
1] Computer Management
From the Windows 10 WinX Menu, open the Computer Management console. Expand Local Users and Groups > Users. Now in the middle pane, select and right-click on the administrator account you wish to rename, and from the context menu option, click on Rename. You can rename any Administrator account this way.
2] Group Policy
You can use a Control Panel applet to rename the administrator account. To sue this way, Run Control UserPasswords2 and hit Enter.
Under the Users tab, select the username and click on the Properties button. You will be able to rename it under the General tab. This method will let you rename an Administrator account which is active and enabled.
3] Command-Line
If your Windows OS has the Group Policy Editor, do the following. Run gpedit.msc to open the Local Group Policy Editor. Next, navigate as follows: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies, and select Security Options Find Accounts: Rename administrator account, and double-click on it.
In the configuration box which opens, under the Local Security Setting tab, you will be able to rename the Administrator in the text box. Click Apply > OK and Exit. Using this method you will be able to rename the built-in Administrator account.
4] Control Panel
You can also use the command line to rename the admin account. Open an elevated command prompt window and use the following command for WMIC utility, replacing CustomAdminname with your desired name.
5] Free tool RenameUser
RenameUser is a free tool that will help you rename administrator accounts. You can download it from here. Since it is the administrator user account you will be dealing with, please be careful when you rename it. If need be, make a note of the new name and password on a piece of paper.
