Windows 10: Windows 10 User Profile Randomly Reset to Default

I turned my computer on this morning and all of a sudden I got an error when signing in saying User Profile Service Failed. Unable to Sign In. After I saw this I tried to sign in a few more times but was met with the same error, I then proceeded to reboot my PC, after which I was able to sign in but my user profile has been reset to default. All of the files that were in the user profile i.e. Documents and Download has been removed, everything else that was not in the user profile is still intact from what I can see at the moment.I have also noticed that there were 2 profile temp files created

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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.

 

User Profile Reset randomly

Hi

User profile get reset automatically and the profile settings is deleted so when ever user log in next time it creates a new profile



Note: It is not a temporary profile whenever it get reset, it happen randomly so not sure what is causing the issue.

please see the below screenshot how new user profiles get created.







This is one of the user, her profile has been reset 2 time as it get reset the extension get change to 000, 000.001 and so on.

Can anyone please advice on this what would be the cause I tired searching on different sources but couldn't able to find any information your advice will be appreciated.

Thanks

Younus

 

User Profile Service failed

To resolve your concern, we suggest that you follow these steps:

• Copy the Default folder (in C:\Users) from another windows 10 computer.
• Rename the Default folder to something like DefaultOLD (just to keep it for safety reasons).
  
• Paste it in your Users folder.
• To make sure that you won't have problems with permissions of the "implant" folder, just transfer it via a FAT/FAT32 formatted USB stick (those filesystems don't have permissions).

This will provide solution to the error User Profile Service failed.

Let us know if you need more assistance.