#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : "The User Profile Service failed the sign-in" Fix : Create a fresh profile and migrate the data Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-profile-service Run as : Windows Expect : 30-60 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX The profile folder is gone or the registry repair did not take. Do not delete the old folder until the new profile is confirmed working. HOW TO UNDO IT The original data is still in C:\Users\olduser.broken until you remove it. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' "The User Profile Service failed the sign-in"' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Create a fresh profile and migrate the data' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 30-60 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Sign in as another administrator.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Rename the old profile folder rather than deleting it.' -Command { Rename-Item C:\Users\olduser C:\Users\olduser.broken } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Delete that user''s key under ProfileList (export it first, as above).' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Sign in as the user. Windows builds a clean profile.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Copy data across -- documents, desktop, pictures, downloads, and AppData selectively.' -Why 'AppData is excluded deliberately: copying it wholesale is the most common way to drag the original corruption into the new profile. Bring individual application folders over only if something is missing.' -Command { robocopy C:\Users\olduser.broken C:\Users\olduser /E /XJ /R:1 /W:1 /XD AppData } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The user has a working desktop and their documents are present.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-profile-service' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: The original data is still in C:\Users\olduser.broken until you remove it.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule