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How to Change your Twitch Username on a Desktop

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Changing your nickname on Twitch is a reasonably straightforward process; but, if you are a streamer with a following, changing your username may come with some hassles, such as having to create a new URL for your channel. You have the option of only changing your display name, which will not have any impact on the URL of your channel or on your followers’ ability to locate you. Everything that you need to know is included below.

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How to Change your Twitch Username on a Desktop

1. Navigate to the website for Twitch.

2. Navigate to the top-right corner of the screen and select the icon that looks like a profile. Please ensure that you are logged into your account if you haven’t previously done so.

How to Change your Twitch Username on a Desktop

3. Click Settings in the menu that drops down from the top.

How to Change your Twitch Username on a Desktop

4. While still on the Profile tab, scroll down until you reach the area labelled Profile Settings. To edit your profile, use the pencil symbol that is located to the right of your username.

How to Change your Twitch Username on a Desktop

5. In the new window that has shown, type in the new username that you want to use. To update, click here.

How to Change your Twitch Username on a Desktop

6. After entering your password, click the Confirm button.

FAQs

Why can’t we change your Twitch username?

One of the causes of the “Twitch can’t change username” problem is that your browser has a significant amount of cached data and cookies stored locally. You can attempt to fix it by removing the cache and cookies from your browser.

Can I change my Twitch username before 60 days?

There is no method that has been made public that allows you to change your username on Twitch without first waiting for the limitations to be lifted. If you want to avoid the time delay that occurs behind the scenes at Twitch, your only option is to create a new account. There is no other way around it.

What does TtV mean?

The phrase “time to value” (TtV) is a word used in the business world to refer to the amount of time that elapses between when a request is made for a particular value and when the initial delivery of that value is made. A value is a desirable business aim; it might be a quantitative (physical) or abstract (intangible).

Who is the number 1 streamer on Twitch?

Ninja
This list compiles the fifty Twitch channels that have the most number of subscribers and is hosted on the social platform known as Twitch. With more than 18.3 million subscribers, Ninja’s channel is currently the one with the most followers as of June 2022.

Are Twitch usernames lowercase?

The two terms refer to the same thing, except your Twitch username is always written in lower case, whilst your display name can have either lower or upper case letters. This is the only distinction between the two. Your display name will be displayed in the profile associated with your Twitch account as well as next to your name whenever you participate in a conversation within a Twitch streamer’s chat channel.

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