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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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Your situation indicates that registry modifications have caused boot issues, and residual malware or unwanted entries remain in your system, particularly affecting the "Open with" menu.
Hi MateoRodriguez, I’d be careful here and make a restore point before cleaning anything else. The leftover Open with entries are usually stored under the user file association keys or HKCR\Applications, while the temp-profile issue points to the ProfileList area of the registry, so I’d confirm the real profile path is healthy first and only then remove stale app references.
