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Is there a way in Windows 7 to copy all Windows user profile information (especially desktop and UI settings, including profile picture) from an existing Windows user to a brand new user.

So let's say I have a user named USER1 and I want to create a new user named USER2 who can logon and have exactly the same user experience and priviledges (ie member of the same User Group), is there a way to do this? If possible I would prefer to not use a tool that I need to install and be something I can do through the native OS (this is a restrictive environment so anything external and not approved will be a problem).

I can't seem to find an obvious way to do this but I have no problem with copying or editing registry settings if that's what it takes.

This is on a standalone system that is not a member of a domain.

Thanks in advance.

takesides
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You can change the default / public profile. If you do this, then all new users on first login will have the default profile applied to their login, you cannot have multiple default profiles.

This document tells you how to do it, but it also includes alot more, so you'll have to read it and follow only the part about the public profile: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24373

It starts on Page 9.

Austin T French
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