Create a Windows 7 user profile which resets after each reboot.

I want to configure a limited in Windows 7 user profile that performs the following steps after EACH restart or disconnection:

  • Reset the background / theme
  • Reset the desktop icons / shortcuts
  • Network mapped reset drives
  • Reset saved passwords
  • Delete the data stored since the last session
  • Remove newly installed applications / block the installation of the application
  • Reset the print queue to empty - if it was not already
  • Reset the default printer
  • Reset the homepage Internet Explore & settings
  • Reset the screen resolution

The idea is to create a profile for workstations in an office of the admin who works a bit like an internet café. They have a couple of shared workstations, a network printer, and they store the data on a file server and work on a local application server.

The current problem is that they constantly record their passwords, remove network drives and change the General configuration of work stations (by chance), which makes it difficult for other users to work - that they do not recognize the look & feel and now don't know where to do what.

I want to create a 'shared' user profile where they can log on, and everything looks familiar. All settings are saved as defaults and no matter what you do, as soon as you log out or restart, the parameters of return by default.

I would appreciate help.

Here are a few options:

  • Windows steady state (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx). The product is supported for Windows XP and Vista, but maybe it works for Windows 7 too. Or maybe there is an equivalent Windows 7 somewhere.
  • Create a scheduled task that runs at boot time. You must run this command:
    Robocopy c:\Users\UserName.bak c:\Users\UserName/s / r: 1 w:1 /MIR /IS /IT /np 1 > c:\Windows\temp\restore.log 2 > & 1
    Note this:
    -Before starting, you must use the robocopy command in reverse so that it fills the C:\Users\UserName.bak folder.
    -The task must be run under the system account.
    -The task will run with the highest privileges.
    -Use during the testing of the installation log file. Subsequently you can pass you.
    -L' tool does not reset passwords. You must create a policy that prevents users from changing the password.

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