How to change the registered owner: Windows 11, 10, 7

How to change the registered owner: Windows 11, 10, 7

Have you recently purchased a second hand PC, or you plan on selling yours? It is important that you change the registered owner. This article will show you how.

Change registered owner in Windows

To change the name under which Windows has been registered:

  • Start Menu > Run > Type: regedit
  • Expand the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

Locate these 2 keys:

  • RegisteredOwner
  • RegisteredOrganization keys

Simply change their values (replace it with the name of your choice).

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