Windows - How to copy application settings between different user accounts
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The software you use stores its configuration in your user profile.
You can copy these settings to re-use them on another user account, on the same machine or on another.
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To find the path to your profile
Applications linked to the Microsoft Store For applications linked to the Microsoft Store (native applications, PWAs and packaged desktop applications), the location is :
- C:\Users\ProfileName\AppData\Local\Packages
Applications not from the Microsoft Store For legacy desktop applications (Win32), the conventional locations (the application developers define the storage location) are as follows:
- C:\Users\ProfileName\AppData\Roaming
- C:\Users\ProfileName\AppData\Local
- C:\Users\ProfileName
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