Windows 10: Windows 10 - delete profile

My tech support folks advise me to delete my user profile, to fix a problem with a proprietary app. What does that delete? For example:

• any data files
• any non-microsoft apps?
• will I have to reinstall apps?
• what about printer settings? network settings?
• web favorites?
• desktop files and app shortcuts?
• Office customization, like pinned Excel files to open, defaults on what happens when I hit ENTER, etc? Etc?

The tech support folks say nothing like that happens but they don't say it convincingly, like "That shouldn't happen".


Thank you.

:)

 

CCC Profiles that disappear

id suggest a spyware check

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.