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[http://windowsitpro.com/systems-management/windows-nt-user..](http://windowsitpro.com/systems-management/windows-nt-user..) .  \nIT/Dev Connections  \nForums  \nStore  \nREGISTER  \nLOG IN  \nWindows Exchange Server SharePoint Virtualization Cloud Systems Management Training InfoCenters  \nHOME > SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT > WINDOWS NT USER PROFILES  \nWindows NT User Profiles  \nDrew Heywood | Windows IT Pro  \nAug 31,  \nCOMMENTS  \n1997  \n3  \nTake your desktop configuration with you  \nDid you ever have to share a Windows 3.1 computer with another user? If you did, you probably were involved in a mini-war over whose desktop configuration would prevail. The scuffle probably included icon and window arrangement, application filenames and locations, and screen colors. The worst case scenario is using someone else's PC. You never know what you'll find or which folders  \nwill contain familiar icons, and frequently you grind your gears while getting oriented.  \nAll that frustration went away with Windows NT. When you log on as a user on NT, you automatically access your personal desktop configuration in the form of a profile that NT updates specifically for your user ID. As you see in Table 1, the profile stores the information that defines your working environment, from windows and icons to control panel settings and application preferences. With this setup, all computer users have their own profiles, and no one steps on anyone else's toes.  \nThis article will take you on a tour of user profiles as NT 4.0 implements them. Along the way, you will learn about the types of profiles, how you create and manage them, and how they interact.  \nTypes of User Profiles  \nAll NT computers, even isolated ones, support user profiles. Local profiles let multiple users share the same workstation while letting them regain their desktop settings when they log on. NT maintains local profiles automatically, and the software requires little administrative oversight. When you connect an NT computer to a network, you can establish roaming profiles and mandatory profiles, both of which are stored on a network server.  \nRoaming profiles let you do something really cool: You can take your environment with you. If your computers are connected to a network, they can share the same profile storedon a network server. No matter which computer you log on to, you can pull down your profile and work in the warm, fuzzy environment of your desktop.  \nAlternatively, administrators can set up mandatory profiles that strictly conFigure users'desktops. 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[http://windowsitpro.com/systems-management/windows-nt-user..](http://windowsitpro.com/systems-management/windows-nt-user..) .  \nEven after you establish a network profile, NT maintains a profile locally on the workstation, letting the user establish a familiar desktop when the network is unavailable. When you log off","cbCaitUhQ49GtTFr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitUhQ49GtTFr","pdf",1428999,"English","# Types of User Profiles\n## Local profiles\n## Roaming profiles\n## Mandatory profiles\n# User Profile Database Structure\n## Profile root folder and user subfolders\n## Default User and All Users profiles","[{\"question\":\"What is a Windows NT user profile and what does it store?\",\"answer\":\"A Windows NT user profile is a personal desktop configuration updated for the user ID. 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