▁in ▁the ▁profile - cre ation ▁process , ▁see ▁above . ▁▁ ▁" All ▁Users " ▁- ▁This ▁profile ▁is ▁present ▁mainly ▁to ▁answer ▁an ▁issue ▁related ▁to ▁software ▁installation . ▁It ▁provides ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁setup ▁programs ▁to ▁create ▁desktop ▁or ▁start - menu ▁shortcut s ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁visible ▁to ▁all ▁users ▁of ▁the ▁computer , ▁not ▁just ▁the ▁user ▁running ▁the ▁setup ▁program . ▁The ▁Application ▁Data ▁section ▁may ▁also ▁contain ▁program - data ▁common ▁to ▁all ▁users . ▁" All ▁Users " ▁acts ▁purely ▁as ▁an ▁information - store , ▁it ▁is ▁never ▁loaded ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁profile . ▁▁▁ ▁" Admin istr ator " ▁- ▁All ▁versions ▁of ▁N T - based ▁Windows ▁have ▁an ▁administrator ▁account ▁and ▁corresponding ▁profile , ▁although ▁on ▁XP ▁this ▁account ▁may ▁only ▁be ▁visible ▁on ▁the ▁log on ▁screen ▁if ▁the ▁computer ▁is ▁started ▁in ▁safe ▁mode . ▁In ▁Windows ▁V ista , ▁it ▁is ▁disabled ▁by ▁default . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁origin ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁Windows ▁ 9 5 / 9 8 ▁product ▁line ▁did ▁not ▁employ ▁user - pro fil ing ▁as ▁standard , ▁with ▁all ▁users ▁sharing ▁the ▁same ▁settings , ▁although ▁that ▁feature ▁could ▁be ▁activ ated ▁in ▁Control ▁P anel . ▁▁ ▁The ▁user - pro fil ing ▁scheme ▁in ▁force ▁today ▁ow es ▁its ▁orig ins ▁to ▁Windows ▁N T , ▁which ▁stored ▁its ▁profiles ▁within ▁the ▁system ▁folder ▁itself , ▁typically ▁under ▁C :\ WIN NT \ Pro files \. ▁Windows ▁ 2 0