How to Modify Registered Owner and Organization of your Windows 10 PC

Past default, Windows 10 is installed with the registered owner every bit "Windows User" and an empty organisation name for the PC.

Since many apps yous install volition reference and use the registered owner and arrangement of the PC, you may need to change the registered owner and organization to right or update them.

This tutorial will evidence you how to change the registered owner and organization of your Windows 10 PC.

You must be signed in every bit an administrator to exist able to change the registered owner and system.

The registered possessor and organisation is only cosmetic and doesn't touch on Windows. Yous can have the text say anything yous want for these 2 values.


EXAMPLE: Registered possessor and organization in About Windows (winver.exe)
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1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, blazon regedit into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.

2 Navigate to the cardinal below in the left pane of Registry Editor. (see screenshot below)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

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three Exercise pace 4 (owner) and/or footstep 5 (system) for what name y'all would like to change.

4 To Alter Registered Owner of PC

A) In the correct pane of the CurrentVersion key, double click/tap on the RegisteredOwner string value (REG_SZ) to change information technology. (run into screenshot below pace 2)

If you do not accept a RegisteredOwner string value (REG_SZ) in the right pane of the CurrentVersion key, and then correct click on empty infinite in the right pane of the CurrentVersion key, click/tap on New, click/tap on Cord Value, type RegisteredOwner for the name, and press Enter.

B) Blazon a name (ex: "Shawn Brink") or whatever you want equally the registered owner, click/tap on OK, and get to step 6 below. (run across screenshot below)

Y'all can leave this empty if you do not want a registered owner name for the PC.

You lot tin can blazon annihilation you desire this to say.

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5 To Change Registered Organization of PC

A) In the correct pane of the CurrentVersion primal, double click/tap on the RegisteredOrganization cord value to modify information technology. (see screenshot below footstep 2)

If you do non have a RegisteredOrganization cord value (REG_SZ) in the right pane of the CurrentVersion key, then right click on empty infinite in the correct pane of the CurrentVersion key, click/tap on New, click/tap on String Value, blazon RegisteredOrganization for the name, and printing Enter.

B) Type a name (ex: "TenForums.com") or any you desire as the registered organization, click/tap on OK, and go to pace half dozen below. (see screenshot below)

You can leave this empty if you lot do not want a registered organization name for the PC.

You can blazon anything y'all want this to say.

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six When finished, you can close Registry Editor if you like.

That'southward information technology,
Shawn Brink

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