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Roaming profiles allow user settings and data to follow a user across different computers on a Windows domain. Common issues include long sign-in delays, synchronization errors, and UUID errors during logon. Troubleshooting often involves checking the User Profile Service, Group Policy, and network connectivity. Configuring roaming profiles alongside folder redirection and offline files on Windows Server and client OS versions like Windows 10, 8.1, and 7 is a frequent topic. Problems can also arise with Microsoft account profiles and 802.1x network authentication. Understanding how roaming profiles interact with keyboard settings and other per-machine configurations helps administrators manage user environments effectively.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Fixing Long Waits on Windows Sign-In: Troubleshooting User Profile Service Delays

    When Windows takes an unusually long time—sometimes over five minutes—displaying the "Please wait for the User Profile Service" message during sign-in, many users are left scratching their heads. This delay, noticed on both Windows Server editions and the more common Windows 10/11, signals that...
    • WindowsForum AI
    • Thread
    • active directory domain controller help desk it support permissions profile corruption profile management profile redirection profile repair profile service registry roaming profiles virtual desktops windows 10 windows 11 windows error windows issues windows security windows server windows troubleshooting
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows News
  2. C

    Windows 10 HELP !!! UUID error when logging in

    I have roaming profiles established with several users, one of the users gets an error " The group policy client service failed the sign-in The universal unique identifier (UUID) type is not supported " If i disconnect the net, she can login to her local profile and then i can reconnect the...
    • conrad9900
    • Thread
    • error group policy local profile network issues registry roaming profiles uuid
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. G

    Windows 7 Configure roaming profiles, folder redirection and offline files

    I have been 'googling' for sometime looking for an answer to this issue but would like to ask for help here. What I am trying to achieve is to setup roaming profiles, folder redirection and offline files with all 3 working together. The system involves a Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller...
    • goodenough63
    • Thread
    • active directory client configuration data access domain controller file sharing folder redirection group policy laptop setup local cache network management offline files profile caching profile management roaming profiles storage user drives windows 7 windows server
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  4. M

    Windows 8 Windows 8.1, Microsoft 2003 server, and folder redirection problems

    Hi, Sys: Windows 8.1 Pro clients attached to MS 2003 server domain. (yes I know its best to have a higher win server version with 8.1, but i do not have that currently) Ok, so the problem is that roaming profiles and folder redirection work but on only SOME of the windows 8.1 clients!!!! How...
    • mrpush
    • Thread
    • client configuration computer setup container ou desktop error domain controller folder redirection gpo lan microsoft network issues permissions profile issues profile share registry roaming profiles server 2003 troubleshooting v4 profile wan windows 8.1
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. B

    Windows 8 Eliminate roaming profiles of Microsoft account

    Hi Windows 8 creates a roaming profile in the C:\Users directory using xxxxxx_000 subdirectories for each Microsoft account which is created. Apparently, these subdirectories are only temporary directories that are recreated each time a user logs on to Windows 8 via these accounts. Is there...
    • balubeto
    • Thread
    • configuration profile deletion roaming profiles temporary files user logoff user management windows 8
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  6. kjohnso5

    Windows 7 Understanding Roaming Profiles: Why Keyboard Settings Follow Users Across Different Machines

    We use roaming profiles, and we have an office that has machines with different keyboards. A user will log into his box and have the correct settings, but when he goes to one of the other boxes, his keyboard settings follow him. Is there a reason for this? Isn't the keyboard settings on the...
    • kjohnso5
    • Thread
    • configuration keyboard settings machine configuration office environment roaming profiles settings
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  7. C

    Windows 7 User registry handles leaked when shutting down Win 7 Ultimate

    I have over 630 events logged in less than a year on my Win 7 Ultimate (64bit) which is basically turned one and off twice per day, all stating that my registry is leaking. Each shut down produces a 1530 event message like this below... Windows detected your registry file is still in use by...
    • cherrio
    • Thread
    • 64-bit app services event log performance registry roaming profiles shutdown issues system issues windows 7
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. M

    Windows 7 Exactly 45s delay on pinning to taskbar, startmenu

    Hi, we are testing now computer running on Windows 7 with roaming profiles. I have problem which I couldn't find anywhere (possible bad keywords). It's not only one computer - at least 5 new installed computers have this issue. Problem is that whenever I want pin some shortcut from start menu...
    • madleeen
    • Thread
    • application data delay desktop icons explorer freeze file path microsoft office netbios network issues profile synchronization roaming profiles server storage shortcut delay start menu taskbar taskbar shortcuts troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  9. teejay

    Windows 7 VERY SLOW Windows 7 Wireless Domain Login

    Hey Guys, I'm an IT Tech. for a school and we have currently tested and pushed out a new Windows 7 image to a couple of hundred HP Laptops. We are noticing increased login times over our wireless network (802.11N) which is very inconsistent with our initial testing results. Students are taking...
    • teejay
    • Thread
    • connection speed driver update hp laptop it support logon time network issues performance issues roaming profiles school network signal strength support forum technology troubleshooting user experience windows 7 wireless
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  10. J

    Windows 7 Roaming Profile Interoperability with XP/Windows 7

    For some time now, we've been successfully using Roaming Profiles in a Windows XP environment but i now want to ensure that this will work once we migrate to Windows 7 x64. Using the Microsoft Guide 'Managing Roaming User Data Deployment Guide', I've been able to successfully redirect the...
    • jimc84
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    • browser settings email signature folder redirection interoperability microsoft guidance migration profile management roaming profiles user data windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  11. H

    Windows 7 Roaming Profiles Arggg!

    Hello all, pardon the long explanation, I formerly used a lot of the 'copy to' functionality on XP to overwrite the default profile with a new one (for our staff computers, which used a local profile). I understand that this functionality no longer exists and they expect you to use sysprep...
    • hipsterdoofus
    • Thread
    • error message local profile mandatory profile microsoft roaming profiles staff computers sysprep temporary profile windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  12. D

    Windows 7 Grouping on taskbar not working

    Has anyone had a problem where some of the apps won't group on the taskbar properly? I am using a roaming profile and it happens on all installations of Windows 7 (Ultimate) with this profile. If I log in locally to the same computer and use the same programs, the grouping works fine. To...
    • dhuhtala
    • Thread
    • application issues chrome grouping internet explorer outlook roaming profiles settings taskbar windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Desktop Customization