Profile is a User-state environment which Contains Personal settings of the user like,
- Documents
- Desktop Settings
- Pictures, Music and Videos
- Contacts
- Favorites
Local
Profiles:- A local profile is created for first time user logs on to a computer and it is stored on a computer’s local hard disk. Any changes made to local user profile are specific to the computer on which user made the changes. Profile will be saved when a user logs off.
Roaming
profiles: A roaming user profile is created by Administrator and is stored on a server, This profile is available every time we log on to any computer on the network Changes made to roaming user profile are updated on the server By default, most of our profiles are configured as Roaming profile.
Mandatory
Profiles:- Mandatory profiles are fixed profiles, in which the user changes will not be saved. Mandatory profile is used for controlling desktop environment setting especially used for restricting user from saving user data , setting and configuration on the desktop. Only Administrators can make changes to mandatory profiles Mandatory profiles are assigned to guest users.