Changing Your UW NetID
A UW NetID used by an individual usually may not be changed. If there are special circumstances which you feel require that your UW NetID be changed, contact the UW Technology Service Center (Service Center) at 206-221-5000, 8 am - 8 pm, Mon-Fri, to see what can be done.
If the UW NetID is used for a Shared UW NetID Account, please give the Service Center a call to change it.
Some examples of special circumstances which may justify a change to an individual's UW NetID include:
- To more closely resemble the information in the official payroll or student databases, in the case of a name change or if your current UW NetID does not resemble your name and you'd like it to. Legal name changes must happen on those databases first, via your payroll coordinator or the registrar.
- To protect customers who are dealing with harassment issues.
- To alleviate delivery conflicts (e.g. "sally" wishes to add her last initial to avoid receiving mail for every "sally" at the UW).
