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anniyan:
hi,
i had accidentally messed up the security permissions of the c:\windows\temp folder. so i was unable to install some programs. to rectify this, i used windows-repair v4.10.2 by tweaking.com to reset all the permissions of my OS drive. it worked well, but after that i am unable to login to my standard user account. only my other (administrator) account is accessible. i found that the user folder in c:/users/<username> is intact. but windows wont recognize it. i copied that folder to my external HDD, then created a new account under the same name, then copied back the folder, but it did not work. instead windows 10 creates a new folder named in the format <username>.<computername> although i specified only the required <username> when creating the account. how can i use the old data to recover my old user-account without going for an inplace installation?

any native or 3rd-party solution which is FREE is fine.

my OS is genuine windows 10 20h1 single language x64 without any modifications.

many thanks in advance :)

PS. this is a bit urgent. :(

Boggin:
As you can log in using your admin account, boot the machine into Safe Mode with or without Networking then press the Windows key and r together then type rstrui.exe into the Run box and press enter.

Check to see if you have any restore points prior to screwing up your security settings.

If there's a box to check to show more restore points then check that which should expand the list of restore points then select one prior to your actions.

anniyan:
i restored windows to the time before running windows-repair, and got back my account. but now UWP apps are not working; settings app crashes randomly. and some other windows files seem to be corrupted too. i tried to do an inplace re-installation, but there is no option to "keep files and settings"; there is option only to clean-install. so i ran DISM followed by SFC, but it reports no problems. any solution to repair this installation using my windows ISO?

 :cry:

Boggin:
When you perform a repair install from within Windows, I believe there is an option to keep some files but the default is that it doesn't affect personal files or installed programs.

To ensure you are using the correct procedure for a repair install, with the machine booted up, open Windows/File Explorer - This PC - insert the install media and double click on its drive.

This will start the process when using a DVD but will open to its files when using an USB where you would then double click on setup Application.

I've done a few repair installs on my Win 10 and at no time was there an option to perform a clean install.

anniyan:
EDIT: i am unable to do repair-installation using the ISO. unfortunately, i have downloaded the ENGLISH iso, while my installation is SINGLE LANGUAGE edition. could that be the reason? is it possible to convert 1 of the 2 to the other?

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