Windows corrupt profile issue
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Event: Windows has backed up this user profile. Windows will automatically try to use the backup profile the next time this user logs on.
Fix
Requires reboot
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Get your SID from whoami /user command.
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Go to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList.
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If sid exists with sid and sid.bak. Delete both the folders, one after the other. Logout and login.
- Delete sid folder.
- Rename sid.bak to sid.
- Double-click ProfileImagePath to modify its value name, enter the correct path of the user profile folder and select OK.
- Verify that the State DWORD value of the SID key is 0 and then close the Registry Editor.
references: How to Fix a Corrupt User Profile in Windows 10 (helpdeskgeek.com)