diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/user.rb b/lib/puppet/type/user.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/user.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/user.rb
@@ -423,7 +423,10 @@ module Puppet
         resource at the same time. For instance, Puppet creates a home directory for a managed
         user if `ensure => present` and the user does not exist at the time of the Puppet run.
         If the home directory is then deleted manually, Puppet will not recreate it on the next
-        run."
+        run.
+
+        Note that on Windows, this manages creation/deletion of the user profile instead of the
+        home directory. The user profile is stored in the `C:\Users\<username>` directory."
 
       defaultto false
(PUP-<I>) Update the managehome property's docs for Windows

On Windows, the managehome property manages creation/deletion of
the user profile, _not_ the home directory. This commit updates
the docs with this information.