Windows 10: What causes a corrupted profile

I had to fix yet another customers corrupted profile today.

While there is plenty of advice on a fix, I cannot find any clue as to what causes it in the first place.

Is it just Microsoft "being helpful" or is there some underlying issue that could be addressed.

All the machines I have had to fix over the last year or so, run Windows Security and Malwarebytes Premium. All had the latest Windows version at the time.

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What causes a corrupted profile

Good luck with that.

I have a half dozen machines, plus at least the same again as VMs. I have never yet seen a corrupt profile. My longest serving machine has a profile that was migrated from Windows 7 back in 2015 and has survived every version upgrade since then, up to and including 2004.

While I have yet to experience a corrupt profile, I could suggest looking for a common factor. For example, were they all Microsoft Accounts? Perhaps an error in syncing corrupted them? All my accounts are local accounts, if that's any help.

 

What causes a corrupted profile

I had to fix yet another customers corrupted profile today.

While there is plenty of advice on a fix, I cannot find any clue as to what causes it in the first place.

Is it just Microsoft "being helpful" or is there some underlying issue that could be addressed.

All the machines I have had to fix over the last year or so, run Windows Security and Malwarebytes Premium. All had the latest Windows version at the time.

 

Corrupted User Profile

Hi,

There maybe a couple of reasons behind this misbehavior such as a corrupted system file. However, we would like to be able to verify which process exactly is corrupted.

• When you install, does it give you any form of error message when it fails?
• What other processes doesn't go through on the said User account?

As per troubleshooting, you may refer to
Likhitha V's response on this thread. See if it applies to you. However,
just to give you a heads up. The steps are about creating a new user profile and deleting the current one. I suggest you back up your files so you may be able to transfer it. You can also find information about it on the same thread.

We'll be waiting for your response. If you have any other concerns, don't hesitate to come back to us.