ProfilesDirectory (Standard 8 Module Reference)

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7/8/2014

Review the applicable Embedded Core modules and any examples for the ProfilesDirectory setting in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

This setting contains a string with a maximum length of 256 characters that specifies the path to a user profile fold.

This folder must meet the following criteria:

  • Is on an NTFS volume.
  • Is not the path of another operating system user-profile folder.
  • Does not contain any serviceable components.

This setting cannot be empty.

You can use this setting to move the user-profile to another location during deployment, which lets you separate system data from user data. Then, if Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) is re-installed on the system volume, a user with administrative rights can manually recover data from this location.

Warning

This setting should be used only in a test environment. If you change the default location of the user-profile directories or program-data folders to a volume other than the system volume, you cannot service your image. Any updates, fixes, or service packs will not be applied to the installation.
For a list of known issues with the FolderLocations setting, see A description of known issues with the FolderLocation settings in the Windows Vista Unattend.xml file. Although this document was written for a previous version of Windows, it also applies to Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

Modules

The following table shows the modules that you can apply this setting to. In Image Configuration Editor (ICE), you can follow the corresponding path to set this setting for a module.

Module

Path

Shell-Setup

Products/Embedded Core/Shell-Setup/FolderLocations/ProfilesDirectory

XML Example

The following XML example shows how to set the path to the profile locations.

<FolderLocations>
    <ProfilesDirectory>%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Profiles</ProfilesDirectory>
</FolderLocations>

See Also

Concepts

Embedded Core Settings