Fix Corrupt User Profile windows10

If the User Profile is Corrupted, you won’t be able to login to your User Account. You can either Login to another User Account (with Admin privileges) or boot your computer in Safe Mode and use any of the following methods.

1. Fix Corrupted User Profile Using Registry Editor
2. Create New User and Transfer Files from Old to New User Account.

1. Use Registry Editor to Fix Corrupt User Profile in Windows 10

Login to another User Account (With Admin Privileges) or boot your computer in Safe Mode and follow the steps below to Fix Corrupted User Profile in Windows 10.

. Right-click on the Start button and click on Run.

2. On the Run Command window, type regedit and click on OK.

3. On the Registry Editor screen, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList.

4. Open the ProfileList Folder and you will see Folders starting with S-1-5. Each of these Folders represents a User Profile or a User Account created on your computer.

Now, the task is to identify the right S-1-5 Folder that belongs to the Corrupted User Profile. You can do this by clicking on each S-1-5 Entry and taking a look at the “Data” Column for ProfileImagePath Entry.

As you can see in above image, the “User Name” is visible in the “Data” Column for ProfileImagePath Entry.

5. Once you find the right S-1-5 Folder, double-click on the State Field in the right pane. This will launch an Edit DWORD Window.

6. On the Edit DWORD Window, change the Value Data from 1 to 0 and click on the OK button.

7. Similarly, double-click on RefCount entry and change the Value Data from 1 to 0.

If you cannot find “RefCount”, right-click anywhere (blank space) in the right pane > click on New > DWORD (32 bit) and type RefCount as the Name for this New DWORD.

8. Close the Registry Editor and Restart your computer.

After this, you should be able to Login to your User Account.