I have a Windows Embedded 8 thin client.  It will create a user profile when a user logs on and if they log off and log back on it will use the same created profile.  However if we restart the thin client and go to log on it will create a completely new profile for the user. It does this every single time it is restarted and a user logs on.  So under the users folder it will have several copies of profiles for that user adding something to it each time.  Example: Username, Username.Domain, Username.Domain.000, Username.Domain.001 We have turned off the netXclean to keep it from removing the user profile at logoff.  I have added the C:\Users folder to the write filter exclusion list to make sure it is allowed to write to that location.  What would cause it to not use the exisiting user profile for a user and recreate one only after a restart?  It is a soft restart/shutdown we aren't hard powering off as I could see the user profile getting corrupted if that were to happen.

Luke

Hi,

It seems like your account log as temporary profile. Please navigate to the registry below and delete the effected profile's subfolder for test.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

Here is another thread that have multiple talking about Temporary profile, maybe helpful with your problem.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/5ec0b949-effa-4e30-ba09-dc948a4c7a8b/windows-7-starting-with-a-temporary-profile

It is more of creating a new profile every single time.  If it uses a temporary profile that is removed from the C:\Users section after a restart correct?  This one keeps all of the user profiles in that location and just keeps adding new ones for the same user.

Did you find a solution to your issue? I have the exact same problem with a Windows 7 embedded. Each reboot creates a new profile. I am thinking it is an issue with rights to the folder or something similar.

I am thinking it was something with the registry.  I can't remember though for sure, it has been to long ago.  I believe I formatted and reloaded the unit.