16.3. User File Locations
Within the Windows environment, users are required to authenticate in some way (even if it is just as Guest) before gaining access using a user account. The operating system then uses a user profile to deliver the computer settings (theme, screen saver, and so on) that are configured for them. It is important to realize that the user account authenticates the user, while the user profile holds their settings—these two entities are not the same, and one is needed before the other.
Part of the user profile involves allowing each user to have a set of files that are specific to them. Figure 16.8, for example, shows the folders automatically created for the user edulaney. The same set of folders are created automatically ...
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