Windows 10 How to change default folder name

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I just bought a new laptop. First, it forced me to login through microsoft and that will be how I login to Windows, and forced me to use skype.

Even worse, it forced me to have that "skype" folder. This is bad because this is the place where dropbox and many others are saved by default. I have my main computer whose dropbox is installed in a folder named "Owner". I tried making "Owner" folder manually and changing dropbox location. It doesn't work.

An image from 'How to change default folder name'. File explorer showing three folders named defaultuser0, Public, and skype.



How I can delink Microsoft account from my Windows? If this is impossible, at least, how can I change that folder name to "Owner" from "skype"?
 

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It's most likely using the same local profile when you switched to a local account. You'd have to rename the user profile while logged into a different account since you can't change it while in use.
In Windows 10 Home:

Goto Settings, Accounts, Your info.
Click on "Sign in with a local account instead" and follow the instructions from thereon.
 

I use Windows 10 Pro, looks like on home you have to disconnect the internet and click Next then it should give you the option to skip using an email and setup a local account instead.
 

In Windows 10 Home:

Goto Settings, Accounts, Your info.
Click on "Sign in with a local account instead" and follow the instructions from thereon.

As we discussed, that will only make me literally sign in with a local account, but it will not change the folder name
from
C:/Users/skype
to
C:/Users/Owner


Changing this folder name is critical because I want to sync dropbox, using the same folder structure as my main computer. (Please see our discussions above for reminder) But it seemed impossible, so that was the whole point of factory reset, as @patcooke suggested me. (Please see our discussions above for reminder)

So @Neemobeer said "If you open a command prompt and just type set and look for userprofile. It may just point to the Skype user directory. "

So I checked, and as he said, it did show that the userprofile still pointed to Skype user directory.

"Sign in with a local account instead" does not solve this problem.

I have to make userprofile to point to a directory of my own choosing.
 

I use Windows 10 Pro, looks like on home you have to disconnect the internet and click Next then it should give you the option to skip using an email and setup a local account instead.

This seems to work. Will let you know it finally works to the end. Thank you so much.
 

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