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Link the new user profile to existing user profile on Windows 10

adam900331 366 Reputation points
2022-07-05T06:41:28.927+00:00

Hy!

I have some Windows 10 laptop which has only one local user profile with admin rights. This laptops will join to domain. After the domain join each user will has domain user account. When these users log in to the laptop, will create a new user profile. How can I achieve to use the ,,old,, profile files, settings, apps, etc. use in new user profile? Can I link the new user profile to the old?

Thanks?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-05T12:34:57.377+00:00

    Logon once as the new domain user so the new profile gets created, then logon as another user with local admin rights, navigate to
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

    find the new domain profile and point the expand string ProfileImagePath to the old profile.

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  2. Limitless Technology 39,506 Reputation points
    2022-07-11T10:16:31.68+00:00

    Hi there,

    -Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard, select Control Panel.
    -Select System and Security and then System.
    -Click Advanced System Settings.
    -Under User Profiles, click Settings.
    -Select the profile you want to copy.
    -Click Copy to, and then enter the name of, or browse to, the profile you want to overwrite. This will usually be in C:\Users\username, where username is the name of the profile to which you are copying.
    -Click Permitted to use, and then add all user accounts to which you want to give full profile control.
    -Click OK.

    The below thread discusses the same issue and you can try out some troubleshooting steps from this and see if that helps you to sort the Issue.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/transferring-files-from-one-user-account-to/2e73d891-3634-4052-a1f1-a3a1d0650855

    I hope this information helps. If you have any questions please let me know and I will be glad to help you out.

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