How to Change the Names of the Registered User and Company in Windows
When you install Windows or when it comes factory-fresh on a PC, a username and company name are entered as the owner of the system. And that’s the way it stays, like it or not.
Typically, you'll only see this information on About Windows, but while there are still a lot of apps that look for these names to customize the experience on Windows, or your computer is part of an organization, it's a good idea to add the correct information.
Change registered owner and organization info using the Registry.
1. Press the Windows key + R keys to open the Run command.
2. Type regedit.exe, and click OK button to open the Registry Editor.
3. Browse the following path:
4. From the CurrentVersion key look for the RegisteredOwner String Value.
5. Double-click the RegisteredOwner String Value and enter the registered owner information, which usually it's just your name.
6. Click OK button.
7. From the CurrentVersion key look for the RegisteredOrganization String Value.
8. Double-click the RegisteredOrganization String Value and enter the organization name.
9. Click OK button.
10. Close the Registry to complete the task.
Once you completed the steps, you can check the new information by pressing the Windows key + R, keys and running the winver command to see About Windows with the new information.
Typically, you'll only see this information on About Windows, but while there are still a lot of apps that look for these names to customize the experience on Windows, or your computer is part of an organization, it's a good idea to add the correct information.
Change registered owner and organization info using the Registry.
1. Press the Windows key + R keys to open the Run command.
2. Type regedit.exe, and click OK button to open the Registry Editor.
3. Browse the following path:
Code:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion4. From the CurrentVersion key look for the RegisteredOwner String Value.
5. Double-click the RegisteredOwner String Value and enter the registered owner information, which usually it's just your name.
6. Click OK button.
7. From the CurrentVersion key look for the RegisteredOrganization String Value.
8. Double-click the RegisteredOrganization String Value and enter the organization name.
9. Click OK button.
10. Close the Registry to complete the task.
Once you completed the steps, you can check the new information by pressing the Windows key + R, keys and running the winver command to see About Windows with the new information.