Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Delete user profile on Windows 7 domain computer

01. You can do it with the User Profiles dialog in System Properties:
Properites for Computer -> Advanced system settings (on the left side) -> Settings for User Profiles (in the middle) -> Select the profile you want to delete and click the delete button.

02. To clear user local profile via registry :
1.Press on Start > Run >Regedit
2.Navigate to the following registry key :“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
3.Under ProfileList navigate to  binary key’s like this :S-1-5-21-3656904587-1668747452-4095529-500
4.On the right side under  ProfileImagePath you’’ll see the username and profile path.
5.Chose the one with the desired user and delete the long reg key like :“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList”

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  1. I know we have been out of touch for a while....now back again with high spirit and ideas after passing the busy hard times in my personal life and professional career. Wait for more posts, knowledge base articles and useful tips etc.. soon on my blog.

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