A user profile describes the configuration for a specific user, including the user's environment and preference settings. ...

A user profile describes the configuration for a specific user, including the user's environment and preference settings. Unless you plan and manage user profiles in a terminal server environment, user profiles can become large in size and can cause problems, such as slow logon times, when a user connects to a terminal server. User profile management is also important when users connect to several different terminal servers or connect to terminal servers in remote locations.