Windows 10: Temporary Desktop Restoration

Okay folks, I'm freaking out here. I got my laptop back from a battery replacement, let it charge to full, turned it on. My desktop wasn't there, but all my files were buried in the Desktop option in File Explorer. I just figured something strange had happened again, because my luck with tech sucks, so I started moving stuff over. And then my computer restarted spontaneously legitimately spontaneously, I have no idea how it happened, I wasn't even pressing a key and now that's all gone! Is there any way I can get that stuff back? I hadn't backed up my classwork in a couple weeks, so I real

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Fix You've been signed in with a temporary profile in Windows 10  


I came home today and had to log in to my desktop. When I did it said it was preparing Windows and I was taken to the temporary profile. I followed the tutorial to delete the profile folder path (step 9). At some point in the process, I confirmed that I could see my old files in C: \Users\BriggsDesktop. When I restarted, it went through the "We're glad you're here" screens. However it took me back to the desktop that looks just like the temporary profile one. I can no longer find all of my files. I tried doing a restore, but it did not complete successfully. Suggestions?

 

Restoring Windows 10 Image using Macrium Reflect


In addition to the above. Here's my suggestion in step by step.
I assume you have Macrium Installed in your current HD and already made a backup copy.

1. Connect your new HD via USB port and boot up.
2. Run Macrium, click on Restore tab then select the Backup Image that you made to restore
3. click on "select a different target disk" then select your new HD as destination
   
   
   
4. Proceed to restore then Shutdown and disconnect the old HD and replace with the new HD
5. Boot up with your new HD.

 

Error "you have been signed in with a temporary profile" on Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand you are concern as you receive an error "you have been signed in with a temporary profile", we will help you with this issue.

Kindly let us know if your device is connected to domain network.

If you are not connected to domain, then I suggest you to try to login to your temporary user account, enable built in administrator account and perform the below troubleshooting step:

Step 1: Enable Built-in Admin account.

• Press Windows + X key together on your desktop screen.
• Click on Command Prompt (admin) to open Command Prompt.
• Type the following command and hit Enter:
  • net user administrator /active: yes (Check for the spaces)
• Now log off from the current user and try to login to the administrator account that is enabled.

Step 2: Run the SFC.

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

Follow the below steps:

• 
  Right click on the Start button, click on
  Command Prompt (Admin).
  
• 
  Type “sfc /scannow” without the quotes and hit
  Enter.
  
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  After the scan, restart the computer and check for the issue.
  

Hope it helps. Kindly update the status of this issue, we will be happy to help you further.