Windows 10: [SOLVED] critical error after symlinking my appdata

i need help fixing an error i started getting >_<. i am on win10 and whenever i try to open my start menu i get a popup readingCritical ErrorYour Start menu isn't working. We'll try to fix it the next time you sign in.i'm pretty sure i know the cause, but not the solution. please help ;-;before this happened, i decided to symlink my appdata directory to be on a different drive on my PC. the steps i took were as follows:created a new admin account on my machine and signed into it.copied my main user's "appdata" and "documents" directories from my C drive to my D drive.in cmd prompt i navi

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CMD script to recreate users AppData folder with all symlinks (non-admin)

can you provide a simple cmdline script which can recreate AppData folder structure along with all the symlinks (must run without Admin Priviledges)

 

Critical Error Popup

Hi QUENDALEWARD,

Corrupted system files may be the possible cause why you received a critical error. To provide you the accurate resolution, kindly answer the following questions:

• Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
• What is the exact error message you received?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Meanwhile, I suggest that you follow the steps in this article on how to troubleshoot
Start menu.

Keep us posted if you need further assistance.

 

File explorer keeps recursively searching into symlinks

Deleting the AppData symlink will fix the problem.