Windows 10: How do I copy my full user profile to another account on win 10 pro

So I was trying to install android studio when I discovered that I couldn't install it because I had made the mistake of using an accent / non-ascii character in my windows username at creation. "Élwan"I thinked of maybe changing the folder name in C:/Users but that could cause issues with some apps.I want to create another account which doesn't have this issue and transfer all my settings including 3rd parties account logins like google and importants files to it, reinstall the important apps I don't have that many apps yet and delete my previous account.The problem is, I can't find how

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How to copy administrator user account

Hi,

I suggest you to follow the below steps to copy the user date and check if it helps.

Note: I suggest to create a new user profile and transfer user data to new account and delete or change the corrupt user profile.

Copy User Data: Follow the below steps to copy files to the new user profile

• Log on as a user other than the user whose profile you are copying files to or from.
• In Windows Explorer, click View, and Check mark hidden files and folders, uncheck the
  Hide protected operating system files check box, and then click
  OK.
• Locate the C:\Users\Old Username folder, where
  C is the drive on which Windows is installed, and Old Username is the name of the profile you want to copy user data from.
• Press and hold down the CTRL key while you click each file and subfolder in this folder, except the following files:
  

• 
  Ntuser.dat
  
• 
  Ntuser.dat.log
  
• 
  Ntuser.ini
  

• On the Edit menu, click
  Copy.
• Locate the C:\Users\New Username folder, where
  C is the drive on which Windows is installed, and New Username is the name of the user profile that you created in the "Create a New User Profile" section.
• On the Edit menu, click
  Paste.
• Log off the computer, and then log on as the new user.

Keep us informed if the issue is resolved. We are glad to help you further.

 

Win 10 Pro account management

hi, all --

I just bought my wife a new Dell laptop with Win 10 Pro installed. She has signed in as herself, with her email address. This first account has admin privileges. How do I create a second USER account for her? Win 10 does not permit the same email address
on two accounts.

(Previously, we would have an admin account solely for installs / uninstalls, etc., and other strictly user accounts for normal, day-to-day working. Is there a new model here?)

And the next step will be copying/migrating her user profile from the older Win 7 Pro laptop to the new. Is there anything about user accounts that would matter for this?

Thanks in advance,

John Kwasnik

 

copying profiles in Vista Home Premium

Hello all. i have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1. I have one user profile "Andy". I would like to copy this profile to a new profile called "Andrew" and then delete the "Andy" profile.

I tried to create the Andrew profile through user accounts in control panel, but sometimes the 'Andrew' user doesn't show up in the users folder, and sometimes there's a TEMP folder instead. When I fo into the Andrew user account, it says

Your user profile was not loaded correctly! You have been logged on with the default profile for the system. Please see the event log for details or contact youru administrator"

What steps do i need to take to create the user profile for "Andrew", copy the "Andy" profile into the "Andrew" user file, and delete the "Andy" profile? I read where you should disable UAC and i have tried that, but to no advail. Also, do I need to enable the built in administrator? Thanks for you help.

- Josh