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user profile service failed the logon

// March 12th, 2010 // Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista

To reset a corrupt profile in Vista/7/8:

• Open regedit with administrator rights
• Find HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\
  
• Delete the root key that includes the username you want to reset (DONT remove the others)
• Rename or remove the username directory under c:\users
• Reboot and log the user on to recreate the profile, reboot again to apply GPO’s if it’s a domain workstation