Jen Gentleman5d ago

In the latest Insider builds, we're working on adding the ability to set a custom user folder name during setup / OOBE.

Thanks everyone that's shared feedback about this over the years 🙏

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/03/13/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26220-8062-beta-channel/

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Show threadJen Gentleman5d ago
For those who don't know what your user folder is, it's basically what you see for your account when you go to c:\users. For example, c:\users\jennifer
Show threadAndré Polykanine
@JenMsft For a URL/CLI-freak like me, the easiest way to go there is Windows+R, %userprofile%, Enter 😊
Mar 28 at 1:56pmWeb
Show threadJohann5d ago
@menelion @JenMsft I say my way is even quicker, muahahahaha.
Windows R, the dot ., enter!
Show threadAndré Polykanine5d ago
@johann @JenMsft wow, 28 years with Windows and I've never known this. Are there any other shortcuts like this?
Show threadJohann5d ago
@menelion @JenMsft A backslash will take you to the root of your c: drive.
The only other quick thing I know.