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I'm facing the next issue; I recently changed the name of my user folder on Windows 10 (following the steps in this thread: https://superuser.com/a/949072/1665912) I didn't made a clean install on Windows, I'm using it normally (perhaps this could have been a problem).

I changed correctly, restarted the PC, entered on the temporal account, change the name of the folder in C:/ and restarted successfully my PC logging in my usual user with my new name! :) BUT when I try to open some installed software it crashes and I can't even download files on my windows drive

I saw it was because the registries won't update automatically so I go and search in regedit my old folder name and try to replace but when I attempt to do this an error msg prompts saying "access denied".

DavidPostill
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create a completely new administrative user using your second favorite name, and transfer your documents etc to that using a USB drive. The programs will work again in this new login.

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