Rename Administrator account name

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If you want to change the Administrator account name (sometimes, we can be boring with that name or your have your own purpose), I’ll share the solution…
The default account name for Administrator is Administrator (Microsoft set it as default name) :D (figure-1).
Default name

Follow these steps:
1. Open Control Panel via Start – Control Panel menu.
Start - Control Panel

2. Open Administrative Tools, you can open it by double click Administrative Tools icon that located inside Control Panel.
Administrative Tools

3. After Administrative Tools is opened, double click Local Security Policy.
Local Policy

4. Inside Local Security Policy, click Security Options.
Security Options

5. Find Accounts: Rename administrator account.
Rename Administrator Account

6. After Accounts: Rename administrator account Properties is opened,
Rename Administrator Account Properties

just change the value in textbox (default value is Administrator).
Rename Administrator Account Properties

7. You will bring back to main screen of Local Security Policy and the value has changed.
Result

8. Restart your computer and you will see that Administrator account name has changed as you wish.
Result
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