# Change username?

**URL:** <https://forum.waves.com/t/change-username/9084>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 4, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/change-username/9084 "2024-04-04T15:08:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kwm256](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kwm256](https://forum.waves.com/u/kwm256)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/change-username/9084/1 "2024-04-04T15:08:10Z")

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Hello! I made this account freshly out of university and realized much later (after purchasing licenses and bundles) that using my university email as a username was not the greatest idea.

Is it possible to change the username in the account settings or somewhere else? Or is it locked in?

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**Author:** ![Adi.Waves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/adi.waves/32/998_2.png) [@Adi.Waves](https://forum.waves.com/u/Adi.Waves)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/change-username/9084/2 "2024-04-07T06:01:04Z")

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Hi @kwm256,

Welcome to the Waves Forum.

You cannot change the Username, but you can try and reach our [Orders Department](https://www.waves.com/contact-orders) who might be able to assist.