Yes, they got us :)

>Windows still supports the scenario where a computer has no internet access. I for one can still remember when the internet didn't exist :)
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>It's a tribute to Microsoft's marketing prowess that users think a computer needs access (and an MS account) to function i.e. M365.
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>>I will read this linked article. But I don't understand how one can have an account in the PC (running MS OS) that is not tied to Microsoft. Maybe when I read the article, I will understand.
>>Thank you.
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>>>Having a local admin account that isn't tied to a Microsoft or any other online account is good to have for emergencies: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account-in-windows-10-20de74e0-ac7f-3502-a866-32915af2a34d
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>>>>Yes, I - just like some of your clients - didn't like how Windows 10 named my name in the Users folder. I don't know their reasoning but mine was to make the Window 10 "match" (as far as folder names) my Windows 7 PC. So that migration from Windows 7 to Windows 10 will be smoother.
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>>>>I didn't realize that in the Windows Explorer the name in the Users is mapped. That is, in the Windows Explorer I see my user name as Dmitry. Whereas the actual name of the folder is Litva. But I will have to learn to live with this; as changing it caused a lot of pain yesterday. And as many times before, you came to the rescue. I can't thank you enough.
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>>>>Now I am thinking that maybe I need to create an Admin or some other account in my Windows 10. So, that I can log in with an alternative account. Currently when I start Windows 10 I only see the prompt for Dmitry Litvak to log in. I suppose that if I had a different account (e.g. Administrator), I would be able to log into it. And clean up the mess more gracefully.
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>>>>>The folders C:\Users\YourNameHere are where user profiles are stored. It has the Documents, Downloads, Pictures etc. folders which are commonly mapped/shown as shortcuts in File Explorer, as well as lots of other stuff, including basically all the personalizations you've made to how you use your computer.
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>>>>>You might have been able to specify your registry backup file to restore from as C:\Users\Litva\Downloads\Backup.Name . One thing to be careful of is that by default users other than the owner of the profile can't access a profile's files. I don't know if that applies to the Windows recovery environment but it's safer to save backups like that outside of any particular profile e.g. to a folder like C:\Temp\RegBackup, or even to a USB stick.
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>>>>>Since the introduction of Windows Vista several staff at various clients have for some reason taken a dislike to their profile folder names and tried renaming them like you did. It never goes well, I recommend never messing with that.
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>>>>>The environment variable "USERPROFILE" contains the path to the current profile files. You may find other useful ones by running the SET command in a CMD window. There are probably Win32API calls that can also return that information.
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>>>>>>Unfortunately I did not create the System Restore point (I did just now, just in case).
>>>>>>And once I had the PC working I found where I saved the Registry Backup. It was in the Downloads folder. Although I didn't see it before.
>>>>>>My problem with the actual folder being named Litva and in the Windows Explorer being Dmitry remains. I thought this problem was causing not being able to use Windows Media Player. But I am not sure.
>>>>>>I created a separate thread on the issue with the Windows Media Player.
>>>>>>Again, thank you!
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>>>>>>>Before we go too much deeper, did you look at the System Restore option in the first link? That might be the quickest and easiest if you have a recent enough restore point.
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>>>>>>>Other than that, yes, you'll need to find your backup. It will help a lot if you know the name of the backup file you created, or some part of the name, or its extension. For example, at the command prompt you can search for it by going to the root of the drive and then searching all subfolders e.g.
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>>>>>>>cd \
>>>>>>>dir filename.ext /s /p
>>>>>>>* or wildcard search such as
>>>>>>>dir *.bkp /s /p
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>>>>>>>>I got to the Windows -> System32 -> Config > RegBackup folder but nothing there. So, the way I see it I need to find the backup I created.
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>>>>>>>>>In these articles the "command prompt" is what you get in the Recovery environment. I edited my first reply, you might try the second link there.
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>>>>>>>>>>The URL/article says to get to the Command prompt. But I cannot get to the command prompt. All I can get to is RegEdit. Then, if I can find the Registry backup file I just created (a few minutes ago) maybe the problem will be fixed.
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>>>>>>>>>>>If you have a recent restore point, you might be able to use that: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-changed-regedit-and-cant-login/d653eedb-f3ce-493a-a37a-b8e28790732b
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>>>>>>>>>>>If that doesn't work there are other options at https://theitbros.com/restore-windows-10-registry-from-backup-or-restore-point/ , use at your own risk.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>Hi,
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>>>>>>>>>>>>I am trying to make the Users folder to "Dmitry" from "Litva" The strange thing is that I see it correctly in the Windows Explorer and the Computer Management window. In those windows it says "Dmitry" And yet if I go to the command prompt and the folder Users, the only folders I see are Litva and Public. I find it strange that in one place it is Dmitry (the way I want it) but the actual folder name is different.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>How do I change the actual folder name from Litva to Dmitry?
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>>>>>>>>>>>>TIA
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>>>>>>>>>>>>UPDATE. I think I messed up my Windows 10 big time. I went to the registry and found the ProfileImagePath and renamed the folder name from Litva to Dmitry Now I cannot even log in into my PC :(
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>>>>>>>>>>>>UPDATE 2. I made a backup of the registry before I made the change. But I cannot even get to the Registry so that I can import the backup copy. Anybody knows how to get there? TIA