Windows 10 How do I change the name of the User folder associated with my user account in C:\Users?

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The operating system is Windows 10 (which is a whole other issue as my hardware should definitely support Windows 11 but Windows upgrade says does not). Initially I installed everything as "(Name)." Since then I changed my name and it's irritating that my old name keeps finding its way into things, despite being changed in my Windows and Microsoft profile. I am the only user on the computer, and I am set as admin, however, I cannot change the file name, and I cannot run the administrator command in CMD as it returns: Access Denied. I cannot change the name directly by selecting rename. It will

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