Windows 10: transfer profile

Trying to transfer profile to another account. The delete and copy options of the one I which to transfer are grayed out. Why? Of the profiles I have only the default allows a copy to: option. ?? Thanks

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Transfering user profiles.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I will surely assist you with this.

Please follow the steps below to transfer the user profile data from the old admin account to the new account.

a) Press Window key + X together and select Windows Explorer.

b) Click on View tab and Click on Options at the top right corner.

c) Click the View tab, and then click Show hidden files, folders, and drives.

d) Uncheck the box which states Hide protected operating system files.

e) Click Yes to confirm, and then click OK.

f) Locate the C:\Users\Old_Username folder, where C is the drive that Windows is installed on, and Old Username is the name of the profile you want to copy files from.

g) Select all of the files and folders in this folder, except the following files:

•Ntuser.dat

•Ntuser.dat.log

•Ntuser.ini

h) Right click and Select Copy.

i) Locate the C:\Users\New_Username folder, where C is the drive that Windows is installed on, and New Username is the name of the new user profile you created.

j) Right click inside the folder and select Paste.

k) Restart your PC and check.

Hope this helps. If the solution doesn’t work, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

Transfering user profiles.

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