Windows 7 – User always login with a temporary profile

Sometimes in Windows 7 it may happen for some reason (like accidentally delete a user profile) that a user starts to login with a temporary profile.

If this happens, you may follow this steps to resolve the issue:

• Logon to the machine with the issue with an administrative account
• Open the registry editor (start –> run –> regedit)
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
• Under the ProfileList subkey, search for a SID that end with .bak

Now just restart the machine and everything should be fine.

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