[1703, cu] Default profile (Local) for Windows 10 1703

[alfatec]

OK so we upgraded to Windows 10 last summer on 1511. Now want to go to 1703 this summer. Have run the 1703 upgrade and it breaks the Start Menu. So tried creating a new default profile following the same procedure as

we did on 1511 and everything works fine apart from the start menu does not even appear. Even on a fresh install.

 

Has anybody got an updated guide on creating a local default profile that they have used on 1703?

Edited July 11, 2017 by alfatec

[angrycomputingteacher]

Not had that problem here. Were just creating the default profile as if it was a mandatory but we don't rename ntuser.

[alfatec]

And your Start menu works fine? Edited July 11, 2017 by alfatec

[angrycomputingteacher]

And your Start menu works fine?

We just redirect it and use a custom start layout with nothing in it.

[alfatec]

So you create a mandatory profile, but don't rename to .dat file to .man. Do you then replace the local default profile with the mandatory profile you just created?

[angrycomputingteacher]

Yes. Then I place the new default profile into \\server\sysvol\scripts\Default User.v6

[angrycomputingteacher]

I got the method from this video

[alfatec]

Yea just followed that. Start menu now works but only partially on first logon then on second logon all works fine??

[BuckyBadger]

Has anyone made any progress on this? I'm running into the same issue and I'm stuck at the same place as alfatec.

[Giblets2]

Guys, I had nightmare issues copying the default profile so that the Start Menu worked. Been scratching my head and mumbling expletives for hours. I finally found a solution that I think is exactly what I need - I dismissed it for ages as others said it didn't work with Windows 10 but it turns out the latest version (1.1) does.

 

https://www.forensit.com/uk/downloads.html

 

Last option on that page. Extract somewhere accessible to local admin account and run from Admin elevated command line defprof

 

I am so happy this works As always, use your own judgement on this to make sure it's appropriate for your environment... MWB and McAfee Enterprise were both happy with it.

 

Cheers

 

Giblets2