
In the Event Viewer console tree, navigate to Applications and Services Logs, then Microsoft, then Windows, then User Profile Service, and then Operational.Here's how to view the Operational log for the User Profile Service: This log shows some of the inner workings of the service, and can help pinpoint where in the profile load or unload process the problem is occurring.īoth the Windows Application log and the User Profile Service Operational log are enabled by default in all Windows installations. If you cannot resolve the issue using the Application log alone, use the following procedure to view User Profile Service events in the Operational log. You can safely ignore User Profile Service event 1530 "Windows detected your registry file is still in use by other applications or services." Step 2: View the Operational log for the User Profile Service

To perform further troubleshooting, note the date and time of noteworthy events and then examine the Operational log (as described in Step 2) to view details about what the User Profile Service was doing around the time of the Error or Warning events.


The following sections describe how to use the three event logs that record user profile information. This topic discusses how to troubleshoot problems loading and unloading user profiles by using events and trace logs. Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012.
