What problems maybe happen if I remove “wp-” prefix from wordpress folders and files?

I want to hide wordpress signs from my site. So I don’t want other people know that I built the website via WordPress. So I decided to remove wp- prefixes from all wordpress folders and files. And I also removed wp- prefixes from file contents with Notepad++. So my question is what problems maybe happen if I removed wp- prefixes ?

Thanks in advance.

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Editing core is extremely bad practice. At best you will break updates, at worst random thing would be completely broken all over.

See Steps to Take to Hide the Fact a Site is Using WordPress? for better alternatives.

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