Windows 10: How to duplicate new profile in Windows 11 using MS credentials

Due to what both Adobe and MS tech support has deemed a corrupted Windows profile, I need to establish a new profile. This is a new PC and I have spent the last several days getting my preferences and settings, particularly in Photoshop and Lightroom, just as I want them. I do not have this time to do this over so I am trying to copy/ move / transfer as much from my current profile to the new one as possible, and hoping to avoid a complete re-install of Windows. I am running into some problems as I do this and I would like to ask for some help on how to proceed.First, I can't use my MS cred

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Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.

 

Windows Network Credentials

Hi Keith,

We suggest that you disable Credential Manager before mapping your Drives. Please follow these steps to disable Credential Manager:

• In the search box type “Services”
• Right click on “Services” and select “Run as Administrator”
• In the Services Window, look for Credential Manager Service and click “Stop”.
• Restart the computer and go back the Credential Manager Service and set it to “Automatic”.
• Restart the computer again.

Please keep us updated if you were able to map your drives.

 

Changing Sign in Credentials for User Profile on Windows 10

Hello Keith,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

We understand your concern in this regard.

• Is that existing account is a Microsoft account?
• Do you know password for the existing account?

If you say Yes for the two questions, then you can follow below mentioned steps for setting up your Microsoft account.

• First convert the old Microsoft account into Local account.
  To get started, login to your existing User Profile. (I.e. Your Son's User Profile)
• Go to Start />Settings/>Accounts/>Your Account
  and click Sign in with local account Instead. Enter existing Microsoft account credentials, when it prompts for authentication. Then follow the steps to switch your account to local account. Logoff and login back to the same account.
• Now let's convert this Local account to your Microsoft account.
• To do so, again go to Start /> Settings/>Accounts/>Your Account
  and click Sign in with Microsoft account Instead. Enter your Microsoft account credentials when prompted and follow the steps to switch back to your Microsoft account. Once you do this it will ask you to
  verify your device. Just click the same and follow the instruction to verify your device.

If this is the only account you had on your PC, then most probably it should have administrator
privileges. You can confirm the same by looking at
Your Account settings page, where it read your profile as administrator.

If in case the existing User Profile is a Local account, then you can setup another User Profile by using the existing User Profile. Refer
Create a local user account in Windows 10. Once you setup new local user profile, follow the 4 step for making it into
your Microsoft account.

Keep us posted if you require further assistance.