Windows 7 roaming profile error

General Windows Windows 7. Last Updated: Jan 17, 1 Minute Read. Reply 3. Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn. Joao Moreira. Moreira 19 years in IT. Main Areas of Contribution:. Track Progress. Earn Credits. Never remove or rename the currupted profile using command line or windows explorer.

The only issue with this is that changes to one profile does not have effect on the other, There is no going back when you have done your upgrqade. At least if you expect it to have an effect on your profile. Roaming profiles are massive and cause huge login or logoff delays as data is saved, folder redirection uses BITS and syncs all the time.

I would definately spend time looking at it, of it you must, include somethign like UEM to collaborate with FR. The size and time it takes to load a roaming profile is dependent on how many pictures, videos, downloads and email, etc.

If it's just a bunch of Word or Excel documents, then it's rarely a big deal. Plus, you can combine roaming profiles with folder redirection and make it very quick to load. If they are already using them, then either they aren't taking too long or are comfortable with whatever that amount of time is.

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Here is what is happening: - The current Windows 7 profiles will not work on Windows 10, users can either not login at all, or have major issues when they do login - sometimes it says an error has occurred and it logs them out again. I hope this all makes sense, sorry for all the questions :. Popular Topics in Windows At the profile location for each user, a "profile. The problem is that when a user log onto a Windows 10 PC, no "profile. Instead, I get a couple of error messages displayed:.

Copying the profile. Can anyone explain the steps that I need to do to have a Windows 7 roaming profile user, log onto a Windows 10 machine so they have all their stuff?

Thanks for your suggestions - I hope this helps somebody in future. Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff microsoft. What is the name of the Group Policy you are referring to? Are we missing a Group Policy setting?

Please let me know what you are referring to here and that could help us out a lot - thanks. I'll paste the error from a Win10 test device below. Computer: CorpWin10Test Windows cannot locate the server copy of your roaming profile and is attempting to log you on with your local profile.

Changes to the profile will not be copied to the server when you log off. This error may be caused by network problems or insufficient security rights. Or did you pre-create with some other eg admin account. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro?