This morning I cold booted my laptop and strangely after signing in it declared that it was "Preparing Windows." I was then taken to a desktop with empty Documents etc. folders. Panicking I went to the User Accounts and found all my folders and data intact but not accessible through the "account" I had been forced to log in to. Licensed software that was not installed as multiple user wouldn't show as licensed so I must assume that some sort of default new profile had been created. However, in User Accounts there didn't seem to be anything new.
In addition to my account and that of my wife there were three other folders that I am sure have always been there. (1) Default (with user empty subfolders) (2) An alphanumeric (temp?) folder ... empty except for Appdata / Local / Temp ... itself empty (3) UpdatusUser - used by Nvidia to update the graphics driver (with user empty subfolders) (4) Public - usual subfolders.
I solved the problem by logging out and logging back in with my usual login credentials. (Switching user didn't work).
What happened please and how can I prevent it happening again?
In addition to my account and that of my wife there were three other folders that I am sure have always been there. (1) Default (with user empty subfolders) (2) An alphanumeric (temp?) folder ... empty except for Appdata / Local / Temp ... itself empty (3) UpdatusUser - used by Nvidia to update the graphics driver (with user empty subfolders) (4) Public - usual subfolders.
I solved the problem by logging out and logging back in with my usual login credentials. (Switching user didn't work).
What happened please and how can I prevent it happening again?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo Z500
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 3210M
- Motherboard
- Lenovo 1.06
- Memory
- DDR3 Dual Channel 6144 Mb
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M (Intel on the Motherboard)
- Browser
- IE, Chrome, Firefox
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky IS 2013