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How to Delete Locally Cached Profiles in Terminal Server


Summary

This article explains how to use the System Policy Editor to modify the registry on the Terminal Server computer to delete locally cached profiles.

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More Information

  1. Create Terminal Server roaming profiles for all users.
  2. On the Terminal Server computer, click Start, click Run, and then type poledit.
  3. On the File menu, select Open Registry.
  4. Double-click Local Computer, and then double-click Windows NT User Profiles.
  5. Click to select the Delete cached copies of roaming profiles check box, and then click OK.
  6. Close the System Policy Editor. You are prompted to save the changes to the registry.
  7. Click Yes to save the changes.
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

214470 How to Move the Location of a Locally Cached Profile

NOTE: The UserEnv.dll file is responsible for creating the locally cached profile and enumerating the registry with the local profile path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

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Article Info
Article ID : 268828
Revision : 6
Created on : 8/20/2020
Published on : 8/20/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 178