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Setting local user profile path

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Is there a way to set a local users profile path using Powershell?
I am not looking for a method to do this on a domain joined machine. I just want to be able to do this locally.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 2:42 PM
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This could make you life much easier: PowerShell Module to Manage Local Users and Groups
Grüße - Best regards
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 12:10 AM
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What problem are you trying to solve?
-- Bill Stewart [Bill_Stewart]
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 3:30 PM -
You can change the default profile location at installation. Post in deployment forum for assistance. Microsoft warns against using a registry hack to do this as many updates and installations will fail or may ignore the new profile location.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 3:43 PM -
Hi there Bill,
What I am trying to accomplish is shortening the time it takes to specify a profile path.
For example, the method I have been doing consists of the following steps
click start-type lusrmgr.msc
click users
double click specific user
click profile
type in path to profile
click OK
close lusrmgr.msc
I'd like to be able to make a script that will input all that information.Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10:24 PM -
Thanks. I'm not worried about changing the location of the default profile.Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10:24 PM
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Thanks. I'm not worried about changing the location of the default profile.
It cannot be automated because MS does not want you to do it. It will break things.
\_(ツ)_/
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10:56 PM -
This could make you life much easier: PowerShell Module to Manage Local Users and Groups
Grüße - Best regards
PS:> (79,108,97,102|%{[char]$_})-join''- Marked as answer by xerxes2985 Tuesday, January 10, 2017 9:23 PM
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 12:10 AM -
You've literally made my life much easier :)
Thanks!
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 9:24 PM