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SharePoint 'About Me' link is pointing to wrong address.

Keith Vollero 101 Reputation points
2026-05-27T22:12:09.4233333+00:00

We changed the name of the WFE Server of a small SharePoint SE farm. Everything is working fine, EXCEPT, the 'About Me' button is still going to a link with the original server name.

Any idea how to correct this?

Thank you,

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Teddie-D 16,370 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2026-05-27T23:53:57.4933333+00:00

Hi Keith Vollero

Since the farm is functioning normally and the issue is isolated to the About Me link, this typically indicates that the User Profile / My Site configuration is still referencing the old URL.

The About Me link is not generated from the WFE server name itself. Instead, it redirects to the user’s My Site profile, which is configured through the User Profile Service Application. Because the My Site Host URL is a stored configuration value, renaming the WFE or server does not automatically update it. As a result, profile links such as About Me may continue to point to the previous server name until the My Site settings are updated.

Could you please check the following: 

  1. Go to Central Administration > Manage Service Applications > User Profile Service Application > Setup My Sites 
  2. Verify whether My Site Host location still contains the old server name. 
  3. If it does, update it to the new server URL, then save the changes  

Additionally, it would also be worth checking Alternate Access Mappings to confirm there are no remaining references to the previous hostname. 

After making any updates, please run an iisreset on the WFE and test again in an InPrivate / Incognito browser window. 

I hope this helps.

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    2026-05-27T22:12:21.0266667+00:00

    Change the URL that SharePoint uses for user-facing links so it no longer points to the old WFE name.

    For SharePoint Server, this is controlled by Alternate Access Mappings (AAM). If the default zone URL still uses the old server name, profile-related links such as "About me" can continue to point there.

    Update the default zone URL as follows:

    1. Use an account that is a member of the Farm Administrators group.
    2. Open Central Administration.
    3. In System Settings, select Configure alternate access mappings.
    4. On the Alternate Access Mappings page, in the Alternate Access Mapping Collection menu, select Change Alternate Access Mapping Collection and choose the web application that hosts My Sites / user profiles.
    5. Select Edit Public URLs.
    6. In the Default text box, change the URL so it no longer uses the old WFE server name (use the correct site URL or load-balanced URL instead), then select Save.

    This ensures the default zone URL does not point to a specific front-end server name and prevents incorrect links such as the wrong "About me" address.

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