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MateoRodriguez
Iron Contributor
May 09, 2026

A temporary user folder appears after restarting Windows 10 following a registry edit

After modifying the registry, my computer wouldn’t boot to the login screen after a restart. Repeated restarts caused two temporary folders named something like “temp.laptop” to appear in the C:\Users directory. I’ve already used Huorong to permanently delete these folders, but residual .exe entries are still visible in the “Open with” menu for the files. While this doesn’t affect functionality, I’d like to completely remove them. Any suggestions?

 

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  • Geraldoinms's avatar
    Geraldoinms
    Copper Contributor

    Editing the Registry can cause system issues if not done carefully. Export a backup of any key before deleting it (right-click the key and select "Export").