Windows 10: Restoring user profile after recovery

I recently had to recover my Windows 10 64bit system after a serious malfunction. The system files were recovered with one exception, and I was able boot up but with my personal files gone. The recovered machine recognized me as the owner/user but instead of my personal account profile, it gave me a clean user 'slate' with the name TEMP. I previously backed up my personal files Documents, Downloads, Pictures, etc. and would like to copy them back to my account. I don't want to place them under TEMP which isn't an actual user account that I can see and was wondering the best way to p

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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!

 

Missing Profile WIN10

Hi Ralph,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I apologize for the inconvenience caused. We are glad to help you.



I request you to check if your profile is listed under users list or not. Follow the below step and check:

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  Press Windows key + R.
  
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  Type netplwiz in the box and hit enter.
  

If it is not listed, I suggest you to restore the system to the previous point where PC was working normally. To do so kindly follow the below given steps:

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  Press Windows + I key and click on Update and security.
  
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  Click on Recovery, and click on
  Restart under Advance startup.
  
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  In the Windows Recovery Environment, on the Choose an option screen, click
  'Troubleshoot'.
  
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  Click, Advanced Options and then click on
  System Restore.
  
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  Follow the onscreen suggestion to restore your PC to earlier point.
  

Hope this helps. Do contact us for further queries. We will be happy to assist you.



Regards,

Jenith

 

The User Profile Service service failed the sign-in. User profile cannot be loaded.

Hello,

When attempting to login to my computer, I get the following message:

"The User Profile Service service failed the sign-in.

User profile cannot be loaded."

I referred to this Help article,You receive a "The User Profile Service failed the logon” error
message,

but the only difference is I only have one user profile on this computer. So, I can't login with another user to go through the steps listed in this post.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,