Profiles

Profiles are used for providing basic user environment needs Environment needs can be

  • Desktop settings
  • Startup applications
  • Network connectivity.


Profile is responsible for providing the initial desktop environment needs with the help of desktop folder, favorites, cookies, my documents, start menu, and Internet settings, n/w connections and etc.

When a user logs in for the first time the user will be loaded with a default user profile.

Default user profile is located under
C:\documents and settings\default user

Types of profiles:

  • Local profile
  • Roaming profile
  • Mandatory profile