Rebuild a Windows 8 Profile?

Hello,
I recently came across an issue with Windows 8 that required rebuilding the user's profile. I rebuilt the profile just like you would with Windows 7. (Renamed the user's profile folder in C:\users and then deleted the SID registry key from
“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList” ). Upon logon with the rebuilt account, I noticed that only
Internet Explorer and the Windows Store were available. All of the other Windows 8 applications were gone and could not by accessed from the "All APPs" menu in the Start screen. Has anyone seen this?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
-Matt

Hi Mahew,
Was this domain account using roaming profile?
Please be aware that to rebuilt a domain account, you should be a domain administrator and act on Windows Server which host the DC and AD.
How to Create a Domain Account in Active Directory
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd328471.aspx
Managing Users, Groups, and User Profiles
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974331(v=WS.10).aspx
If the domain user profile is stored on local, you can delete the profile directly to rebuilt the profile.
System properties -> Advanced tab -> User Profiles -> delete the profile in the list.
Hope these could be helpful.
Kate Li
TechNet Community Support

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