The user's alias is appended to the end of the path specified during user sign on. To specify a mandatory roaming user profile, which is a preconfigured profile to which users cannot make permanent changes changes are reset when the user signs out , specify the path to the NTuser.
For more information, see Creating a Mandatory User Profile. If your PCs are already deployed you can script the removal of these apps using the Remove-AppxPackage. Uninstalling these apps decreases sign-in times, but you can leave them installed if your deployment needs any of them. If you set up Roaming User Profiles on computers by using Group Policy, or if you customized other Roaming User Profiles settings by using Group Policy, the next step is to enable the GPO, permitting it to be applied to affected users.
If you plan to implement primary computer support, do so now, before you enable the GPO. This prevents user data from being copied to non-primary computers before primary computer support is enabled. To test Roaming User Profiles, sign in to a computer with a user account configured for Roaming User Profiles, or sign in to a computer configured for Roaming User Profiles.
Then confirm that the profile is redirected. Sign in to a primary computer if you enabled primary computer support with a user account for which you have enabled Roaming User Profiles enabled. If you enabled Roaming User Profiles on specific computers, sign in to one of these computers. If the user has previously signed in to the computer, open an elevated command prompt, and then type the following command to ensure that the latest Group Policy settings are applied to the client computer:.
To confirm that the user profile is roaming, open Control Panel , select System and Security , select System , select Advanced System Settings , select Settings in the User Profiles section and then look for Roaming in the Type column. Each profile has a profile version that corresponds roughly to the version of Windows on which the profile is used.
For example, Windows 10, version and version both use the. V6 profile version. Microsoft creates a new profile version only when necessary to maintain compatibility, which is why not every version of Windows includes a new profile version.
If only one user ever uses the device and the IT Admin uses a managed OS deployment strategy such as Configuration Manager they can do the following:. Importing a StartLayout modifies the Default User profile. All user profiles created after the import has occurred will get the imported Start-Layout.
Using Group Policy provides a centralized management solution to apply a standardized Start Layout to users. There are 2 modes to modes to using Group Policy for Start management. Full Lockdown and Partial Lockdown. The full lockdown scenario prevents the user from making any changes to Start's layout.
The partial lockdown scenario allows user to make changes to a specific area of Start. For more info, see Customize and export Start layout. Let the Start layout reset occur and allow end users to reconfigure Start.
A notification email or other notification can be sent to end users to expect their Start layouts to be reset after the OS upgrade to minimized impact. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services.
Privacy policy. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Important User customizations to Start is lost after an OS in-place upgrade in the following configuration: Users are configured for a roaming profile Users are allowed to make changes to Start As a result, the Start menu is reset to the default of the new OS version after the OS in-place upgrade. Warning Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system.
Note Some functionality might differ or be unavailable depending on the version of Windows Server you're using. Note If you set up Roaming User Profiles on user accounts by using Active Directory and on computers by using Group Policy, the computer-based policy setting takes precedence. Note If you set up Roaming User Profiles on computers by using Group Policy and on user accounts by using Active Directory, the computer-based policy setting takes precedence.
Tip A user's home folder, if configured, is the default folder used by some programs such as Windows PowerShell. Note Uninstalling these apps decreases sign-in times, but you can leave them installed if your deployment needs any of them. Over the years there were a number of enhancements to Roaming Profiles, such as various forms of caching, but none fully solved the problems.
Unfortunately, Roaming Profiles are still in use today at many organizations and are the number one cause of login problems. And so we get to the Public Service Announcement portion of this article. Stop using Roaming Profiles!
They are about 25 years old and designed for a very different world than we operate in now. In addition, while Roaming Profiles are still supported in Windows 10 for some sadistic reason, Microsoft has publicly announced they will be deprecated in the future.
They just don't know when exactly. Likely because Bill Gates still has the Roaming Profiles team locked up for punishment in a building somewhere on the Microsoft campus. If you are logged on to more than one machine at a time, both machines will update your roaming profile when you log off of them. This means that the last machine from which you log off will write it's changes last and that will be the profile you see on your next logon.
If you have icons or shortcuts on your desktop or in your start menu that point to files or other programs on the local machine, those items will not function when you're logged on to some other machine, unless those files or programs exist. Store your files and folders in your home directory, and place shortcuts to them on your desktop. Three advantages of using your home directory are:.
What are profiles? What is Folder Redirection? Why use roaming profiles and folder redirection? Some of the things you can set that are stored in your profile and redirected folders include: Wallpaper Screen saver Display properties - colors, fonts and sizes Shortcuts on the desktop Whether to display or not to display web content A personalized Taskbar Desktop Toolbars Settings for some applications How is my profile initialized?
Is there a profile quota? What can cause me to go over quota? What can I do if I go over quota and receive: "Profile storage space exceeded error message"?
To fix the problem, you will need to free up some space in your profile: 1. Select OK to hide the error message. This will bring up a list of files that are contained in the your profile see below 5.
What can cause my roaming profile to become corrupted? Common causes are: Going over quota Timeouts while copying large files in your profile Rebooting the machine while you are logged on The machine crashes while you are logged on Simultaneously logging off two machines Network connectivity interrupted while logging off An Act of God What should I do if my roaming profile has become corrupted? What else should I know about my roaming profile? To sum it all up Three advantages of using your home directory are: Files stored in your home directory are being stored on the file server, and they are accessible from your Linux account as well as from your Windows account.
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