Rename Administrator Account in Windows 8

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   The first thing that we need to do is to press the Windows key and then press "R" on the keyboard

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   When the "Run" window opens, we need to type "secpol.msc"

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   This is the Local Security Policy management.

   

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   We press "Enter"

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   When the "Local Security Policy" window opens, we need to double-click "Local Policies"

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   Then, we double-click "Security Options"

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   At the right side of the screen, we need to locate "Accounts

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   Rename administrator account".

   

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   We double-click "Accounts

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   Rename administrator account".

   

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   Now, we can rename the administrator account

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   For example, let's name it "VisiHow".

   

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   We click "OK"

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   Now, the administrator name has changed. It's no longer "Administrator". It is "VisiHow".

   

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    We can now close the "Local Security Policy" window

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