220-802 · Question #459
User profiles in Windows 7 are stored in which of the following locations?
The correct answer is D. C:\Users. User profiles in Windows 7 are stored at C:\Users, replacing the C:\Documents and Settings path used in Windows XP.
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User profiles in Windows 7 are stored in which of the following locations?
Options
- AC:\User Profiles
- BC:\Documents and Settings\User Profiles
- CC:\Documents and Settings
- DC:\Users
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- D88% (22)
Why each option
User profiles in Windows 7 are stored at C:\Users, replacing the C:\Documents and Settings path used in Windows XP.
C:\User Profiles is not a real Windows 7 default path and does not exist on a standard installation.
C:\Documents and Settings\User Profiles is incorrect - this mixes the old Windows XP root path with a non-existent subfolder.
C:\Documents and Settings was the user profile location in Windows XP and earlier but was replaced by C:\Users starting with Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Windows 7 stores all user profiles under C:\Users by default, with each account receiving a dedicated subfolder named after the username. This path was introduced in Windows Vista and carried into Windows 7, replacing the legacy C:\Documents and Settings location.
Concept tested: Windows 7 user profile storage location
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-7/cc766489(v=ws.10)
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