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+ | ====== Change user profile folder location on Windows 7/8/8.1 ====== | ||
+ | When you wish to change the location of your user profile folder, you don't have any tools at your disposal, except step-by-step manual solution. | ||
+ | Recently I had to switch AD domains on some laptops, and users got a new profile (since they, in fact, were new users). I found that switching user profile folder path was not something that wan not possible out-of-the-box. | ||
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+ | Here is how you do it manually: | ||
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+ | - Create a System Restore Point (you can never have too many of those) | ||
+ | - Log on as an administrator | ||
+ | - If you are moving your user profile folder, then move the folder c: | ||
+ | - If you just have to switch folders, skip to step 4. | ||
+ | - Open the registry editor and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList | ||
+ | - Search for " | ||
+ | - Modify it so that it points at to the new path (eg. d: | ||
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+ | Log off, and log in as ' | ||
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+ | Use System Restore in case something goes terribly wrong. |