Windows 8.1 RTM user folder naming scheme


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It has come to my attention that the user folder Windows has created for me is no longer named after my full name, but instead it's marci_000.

 

I couldn't find any info about this change, did this happen to everyone else?

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That will happen if your user profile has been corrupted somehow. Windows will create a new one with _000 or .000 after it, depending on the OS version.

 

Not necessarily true, reinstalled Windows and instead of creating a profile then logging in I just logged in with my MS account and it did the same thing to me

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Not necessarily true, reinstalled Windows and instead of creating a profile then logging in I just logged in with my MS account and it did the same thing to me

Ahh, that might explain it - it's using the online account and that's how it differentiates it then!

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Yes, this is the same as 8 was if you set up using a Microsoft Account right away.

If you want the old style user folder, you need to set up a Local Account.

You can then sign into the Microsoft Account later on that same profile.

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