Windows 10: Windows 10 automatically creates User Account & Programs folders on new hard drives

Hello,Windows specifications:Edition Windows 10 Home Single Language Version 21H1 Installed on ‎20-‎05-‎2021 OS build 19043.985 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0 I recently partitioned my hard drive to store the OS & the program files on C drive, and user data such as documents, pictures, music, videos etc. on D drive.After making the necessary changes in Storage settings, I&nbs

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New Account/User Issues

Hi,

When you create a new user account, Windows uses the Default user profile as a template to construct the files for the newly created user account. You might be experiencing issues creating new accounts due to a corrupt Default profile. To
resolve the issue, we suggest reinstating the Default folder in the
Users directory by following these steps:

• Log in as an administrator.
• Open the C:\Users folder using Windows Explorer.
• Rename the Default user profile folder to Default.OLD.
• Download a zip of C:\Users\Default from a Windows 10 installation that doesn't have this problem.
  
• Unzip the non-corrupt Default profile into C:\Users.
• Try logging in to the new user account and check if the problem is resolved.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

Am unable to create a new user. Accounts -> Add someone else to this PC options is not working to create a new account.

Hi Pawan,

Do not worry we will help you with this issue.

Try few of the troubleshooting steps below and check if it helps.

I suggest you to sign out from the current user account, restart the computer, sign-in and check with the status of this issue. As this might be a temporary issue.

Follow the below steps to create a new user account:

• Press Windows + X keys from the keyboard, click on
  Control Panel.
• Select User Accounts, click on Manage another account.
• Select Add a new user in PC settings, click on
  Add someone else to this PC and follow onscreen instructions.

Refer to: Create a local user account
in Windows 10

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of creating a new user account for further assistance.

Thank you.

 

can't create new folder in windows 10

I had the same problem and I posted a new question and got a different answer. Try creating a new user account. You don't have to delete your present account just create a second administrator account. Once you have done that try creating a new folder
on the desktop of the new account. If it works your original account is corrupted. If the original account is corrupt then you will have to move to the new one. Files can be moved from the old account to the new one by doing the following:


For you to copy your files, apps and settings from user to another, follow the steps below:

Note: You will have to log-in to the computer using the account with the an administrator privileges to move the data from one account to other.

• Open the File Explorer by pressing Windows+E.
• On the left pane, click on This PC.
• Click on Local Disk (C, then go to the Users folder.
• Click on the account that you want to copy files from.
• Right-click on the files/folders/programs and select Copy.
• Go back and access the Users folder again.
• Click on the name of the new user account folder you want to copy files to.
• Right-click on it and select Paste.

Alternative method is to copy files to a USB stick or an external hard drive, sign in to the new account, access the files and copy them into the new account. This worked for me. Once you are certain that everything has been moved over you can delete the
original account.