Most people using Windows 10 usually create a user profile when they first install the operating system or they log in from the administrator account if they are the only ones using the PC. Having a user profile on Windows 10 helps you customize your own settings when you login like the desktop theme, the installed programs you need only on that user profile or modify the sound settings of the system to your liking. These are just a few features you might find useful that you can customize on your own user profile. Seeing that a lot of Windows 10 users are having trouble relating to corrupt user profiles I have decided to show you in a short tutorial below how exactly we can fix this issue.

How do I fix a corrupt user profile in Windows  10?

There are two ways we can fix corrupt user profile issues on Windows 10. The first method is to try and fix the corrupt user profile. This involves creating a new user profile from your administrator account.

1. Fix corrupt user profile using Regedit

Note: The S-1-5-21-273154420-267531419-3735073706-1014 key used in this guide may not be available on your computer. In this case, locate the key with the largest number of characters and operate all the changes listed above on that key. SPONSORED

2. Create a new user profile

On Windows 10, you can also create a new user profile from the Settings Page. Navigate to Accounts > Family & Other people > select Add someone else to this PC.

3. Fix corrupt user profile on Windows 10

A user profile cand also be fixed if not too damaged.  For more information, check out this dedicated guide on how to fix corrupt user profile issues on Windows 10. There you have it, here are two ways you can try to sign in to your problematic user profile on Windows 10. If you’ve come across other solutions to fix this problem, feel free to list them below.

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