Issues with my win 10 accounts

Windows Desktop Windows 10
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I have serious issues with my win 10 accounts. I upgraded from Win 7 to 10 just recently and got a Temporary User account. I deleted that one because I lose desktop icons and settings every time I close off the PC. Now, I cannot add more accounts. Can someone walk me through this?

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Hi @JosephS,

I had this issue dozens of times with my users. This issue occurs when the default folder is corrupted in C:/users/Default . Please follow the below steps to resolve:

  1. Login the PC with built-in adminstrator account
  2. Delete the temp user profile in C:\users\
  3. Delete the registry file for the temp user if available in the registry < HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList .>
  4. Goto c:\users and rename the default folder to something like default.old (note: you need to enable hidden files in the view to view this folder)
  5. This is the main step Copy the default folder (c:\users\default) from a good working computer and paste in the exact location (c:\users\default).
  6. Now restart your computer and login.

Hope the above steps helps

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Hello @JosephS

Is there any other user account on welcome screen
if you can not login then you can go to safe mode and login with Administrator Account and create user
Step 1 create user Account
Step 2 and make member of administrator group

i am sharing the following link to go for safe mode.

In the following screen you can know how to create user and add adminstrator account

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You can use windows built administrator account.
right click This PC>manage>local users and groups>users
Select the Administrator account, right click on it then click Properties . Uncheck Account is disabled , click Apply then OK .

run CMD with administrator and type
net user administrator /active :yes
then you can add new user

if you want disable type net user administrator /active :no

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Hi @JosephS

try this
1.Press Windows key + R
2.Type control userpasswords2 and click OK
3.Click on add under users tab
4.Click the option, "Sign-in without a Microsoft account
5.Click on Local account
6.Choose a name for the account
7. Add password if you want to
8. Apply and click OK.

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In order to be able to add or modify any user accounts you need to be logged in as administrator.