Link to user directory displayed with wrong name in start menu

Posted by wierob on Super User See other posts from Super User or by wierob
Published on 2012-10-15T09:36:38Z Indexed on 2012/10/15 9:40 UTC
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In the start menu the link to my user directory is displayed with a wrong name e.g. foo

When I click on the link in the start menu the explorer opens my correct user directory but the addressbar still names it foo.

However, when I open a cmd from that directory the location is correctly shown as C:\Users\myUserName. Furthermore there is no C:\Users\foo directory.

How can I fix this (i.e. ths link in the startmenu should be named myUserName)?

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