Windows 10 Temporary Profile

 

Temporary Profile Windows 10

In Windows 10, 8, and 7, the notification that you are logged in with a temporary profile and "You cannot access your files, files in this profile will be deleted on exit" is a problem. Due to this error, users may not be able to access some of your desktop icons and files.

When you log on to your Windows profile, all of your profile information and settings are retrieved from certain registry entries and configuration files saved on your hard drive. Corrupting a single file can prevent windows from accessing it and log you into a temporary profile you can use, but a small delay in reading your account profile can also have the same results. Any changes you make to this temporary profile are not saved, so a fresh profile is loaded each time you sign in.

The cause of the corruption could be a recently installed update or software or an incorrect shutdown of your computer.

This guide describes how to solve this temporary profile windows 10 problem and log in using a standard profile.

 

Solving windows 10 temporary profile Problem Using Safe Mode

 Step 1: Press the Windows key + I to open Settings. Then select Update & Security.

Step 2: Go to the Recovery section on your left and then click on the ‘Restart now’ button under  ‘Advanced startup’ on your right.

Step 3: Next, go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings. Then click the Restart button.

Step 4: After your computer restarts and the Startup Settings menu shows up, select any version of Safe Mode by pressing the relevant key (4, 5, or 6) to enter Safe Mode.

Once you’re in Safe Mode, use your PC for a couple of minutes and restart your PC again to see if you can log in with your profile.

 

 

Solving windows 10 temporary profile Problem Using

Modify  registry

Enter Safe Mode by following the instructions from the first solution.

In Safe Mode, press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog. Now enter regedit and press Enter or click OK.

When Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following location:

Modify your registry

·       Enter Safe Mode by following the instructions from the first solution.

 

·       In Safe Mode, press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog. Now enter regedit and press Enter or click OK.

 

·       In the left pane, double click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to expand it. Now click on Software under it.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

1.   Under ProfileList in the left pane, locate the SID keys which are something like “S-1-5-21..some long number”. You will see two or more of these SID keys, probably one will have .bak at the end and another one will be without it. The one with .bak is the link to your inaccessible profile and there will be one other that is to the temporary profile you are currently using.

2.   To confirm, click on any SID key to highlight it. Now in the right pane, next to ProfileImagePath in the Data row, it will be “C:\Users\’Your Inaccessible Profile Name’”. Click on all SID keys like “S-1-5-21….some long number” and delete the keys that have your profile name next to ProfileImagePath EXCEPT the one with .bak at in the end. Confirm the message and click OK.

3.    Right-click on the “S-1-5-21….some long number” key with .bak at the end,   and click Rename.

4.    Delete “.bak” from the end of the key. Close the window. Restart your computer.

5.  Now try logging in to your original profile. If you’re still facing the same issue, then we can delete the remaining key too so that a new registry key is created.

6.    Login through the Administrator account.

7.  First backup all folders from C:\Users\’Your Inaccessible Profile Name’ by copying them to any other drive. You can paste them back later to the same location to get your desktop icons and my documents stuff exactly where it was before. After copying all the data, delete the “Your Inaccessible Profile Name” folder from C:\Users.

8.   Navigate to the “S-1-5-21..some long number” key again. The .bak key will be there again. Delete both the SID keys whose value next to ProfileImagePath is “C:\Users\’Your Inaccessible Profile Name’”.

Restart your PC and try to start Windows normally.

 

 

Solving windows 10 temporary profile Problem Using

Run sfc/scannow command

On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and R key at the same time to invoke the Run box.

Type cmd and press Shift+Ctrl+Enter together on your keyboard to open Command Prompt in the administrator mode.

Note: Do NOT click OK or just press the Enter key as that won’t allow you to open Command Prompt in the administrator mode.

Type sfc /scannow (or copy-paste) and press Enter. Then wait for the verification is 100% complete.

Restart your computer to check whether the white screen issue is fixed or not.

 

Solving windows 10 temporary profile Problem Using

Updating Windows

Installing the latest updates can fix these unknown issues with the Windows 10 system. You can check if the latest update is installed by going to the "Updates and Security" section of the Windows Settings app.

 Open Settings

Right-click on the Windows Start button and select Settings

Settings > Update & Security settings > Windows Update

Wait for the process to complete and restart your device to install the changes.

Do not restart or turn off your computer during this process. Interrupting the process could deliver incomplete or faulty patches of the Windows update files.

 

Solving windows 10 temporary profile Problem Using

the DISM tool

Press the Windows key + X and click on Windows PowerShell (Admin)  to open the app with administrative privileges.

Type or paste the following command and press Enter:

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Be patient and don't pause the repair procedure; it can take ten minutes or longer.

Close the command window, restart your computer, and check if the Windows 10 temporary profile error is resolved.

Deployment Image Servicing & Management, or DISM, is used to resolve any corruption issues that can hinder the SFC tool's ideal operation. Additionally, if the Windows 11 installation file is damaged, this program will be helpful.

 

Solving windows 10 temporary profile Problem Using

Disabling Antivirus Program

Your PC's antiviral software may occasionally cause issues, forcing you to log in using a temporary profile. Surprisingly, several customers found that turning off their antivirus program fixed the temporary profile problem. After you've disabled it, restart your computer and try logging in with your profile.