Delete the error SID and create a new profile

To delete the error SID and create a new profile, follow these steps:

1. Delete the error SID.
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   Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully.To resolve this problem yourself, follow these steps:
   1. Delete the profile by using the Computer Properties dialog box. To do this, follow these steps:
      1. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
      2. Click Change settings.
         
         
         
      3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
         
         
         
      4. In the User Profiles area, click Settings.
      5. In the User Profiles dialog box, select the profile that you want to delete, click Delete, and then clickOK.
   2. Click Start, type regedit in the Search box, and then press ENTER.
   3. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
   4. Right-click the SID that you want to remove, and then click Delete.
2. Log on to the computer and create a new profile.

This error may occur if the "Do not logon users with temporary profiles" Group Policy setting is configured.

This error may also occur if the user profile folder was deleted manually. A profile folder that is manually deleted does not remove the Security Identifier (SID) from the profile list in the registry.

WARNING: We strongly recommend AGAINST making this the standard way to remove user profiles from computers. The documented and supported approach is by using the Advanced System Settings in the system properties, "User Profiles" settings. For programs, this is available by using the "DeleteProfile" API.

If the SID is present, Windows will try to load the profile by using the ProfileImagePath that points to a nonexistent path. Therefore, the profile cannot be loaded
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