Windows 10: As a Loyal Windows user for 23 years I now quit because of the constant FORCED updates in...

I have been a loyal Windows user and fan since 1998 when I started with Windows 98, I had Windows XP professional and Media Editions for many years and loved them, I had a couple of Windows 7 laptops which were great but they were always update-happy which sometimes was a real pain when I needed to shut down the computer quickly, IE when boarding a plane... In late 2015 I got my first Windows 10 laptop and it was great and fast, I then got offered an windows update to upgrade to the 2018 version of Windows 10 in early 2019 - This was a BIG mistake as it completely took over my computer with co

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User.000 issue after updating to 1909

I'm one of the many people suffering from issues with user profiles after applying Update 1909 to Windows 10. I've read all the threads I can find on the topic here and have followed the suggestions, all to no avail. Any other thoughts are appreciated.

After applying Update 1909, the ProfileImagePath was changed to c:\users\User.000
One file that was always in use and couldn't be removed was left in c:\users\User (can't recall or find the exact file now), so I could never rename or remove the c:\user\User directory.

I followed the multiple suggestions from Brink and others:

• Rebooted at least 6 times
• Enabled hidden Administrator
• Booted into Safe Mode
• Changed ProfileImagePath
• Tried to rename c:\users\User but couldn't because a file was still in use
• Copied all data from c:\users\User.000 into c:\users\User
• Rebooted and had temporary profile
• Followed steps in Brink tutorial to change ImageProfilePath; rebooted with no change
• Restored using Restore Point from before Update 1909 - returned to single profile state (User.000)
• Removed each update that was installed individually and rebooted after each update removal - profile state never changed
• After all updates were removed, repeated the steps above with hidden Administrator, changing profile, etc. - same issue with file in use in c:\users\User
• Followed all steps above with hidden Administrator but without copying files from User.000 to User - same results

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

 

Advice For People wishing to update to Windows 10 Redstone

Yep. Tried to update my Realtek sound driver to the lastest version. After that I can't even use the Realtek sound control panel any more. It is now blocked. Seems M$ is determined to force users to swallow their automated driver update system.












f*u*c*k this. One step forward two steps backward.

 

Being a loyal Windows user over the years, why is Windows 10 not available for free to me as an XP user?

Being a loyal Windows user over the yeas why is Windows 120 not available to me as a current XP user? Other Windows editions ARE eligible.