User Profiles Reference

The following API elements are used with user profiles.

Functions

Function	Description
CreateEnvironmentBlock	Retrieves the environment variables for the specified user.
CreateProfile	Creates a new user profile. (Windows Vista and later only.)
DeleteProfile	Deletes the user profile and all user-related settings from the specified computer.
DestroyEnvironmentBlock	Frees environment variables created by the CreateEnvironmentBlock function.
ExpandEnvironmentStringsForUser	Expands the source string by using the environment block established for the specified user.
GetAllUsersProfileDirectory	Retrieves the path to the root of the All Users profile.
GetDefaultUserProfileDirectory	Retrieves the path to the root of the Default User profile.
GetProfilesDirectory	Retrieves the path to the root directory where all user profiles are stored.
GetProfileType	Retrieves the type of profile loaded for the current user.
GetUserProfileDirectory	Retrieves the path to the root directory of the specified user's profile.
LoadUserProfile	Loads the specified user's profile.
UnloadUserProfile	Unloads a user's profile that was loaded by the LoadUserProfile function.

 

The CreateUserProfileEx function is not supported.

Structures

Structure	Description
PROFILEINFO	Contains information about a user profile.