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[georgeescott]

Thanks, so mandatory profile is now the only option?

 

The method of user profile you use is up to you and what works best for your environment.

Worth reading http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-10/228829-what-best-user-profile-method.html.

[KK20]

this was an old XP trick. When a user logs in without a profile, it takes the local default one, copies it then creates all the little cache folders, files, APPX info, drivers, all sorts of tiny little files that are copied and created one by one. Then it drops the user at the desktop and away it goes.

 

when you have a default network profile, this profile is copied and the computer mostly uses what is there with only the drivers for printers etc added - speeding up the logon process enormously. I always prune our mandatory profile - both folders and registry hive.

 

We *still* have some ancient 2nd gen i5s (50% are only 4th gen i5s, the 9th gen i3s make up the rest) on our network and they get from BIOS to desktop in under 2 minutes - hard to say as there is usually software or update to install before CTRL-ALT-DEL. Certainly under a minute from logon to desktop (even with some async desktop scripts to run). Incidentally I also have a quad of core2duos which still work too, in office they are actually no slower than the i5's...)

Edited October 7, 2022 by KK20