@Shq13
When long ago, I used Windows OS as part of routine maintenance, before a Windows OS update, a new System Restore Point would be auto-generated.
I am getting the impression of late, that the Windows OS user must now arrange for that. So I included procedures within my consolidated notes:
Windows OS users, establish a daily routine of creating System Restore Points.
Automate Daily System Restore Point Creation
Enable System Protection
Press Win + R, type SystemPropertiesProtection, and press Enter
Under the Protection Settings list, enable protection for your system drive (usually C:) and allocate ~5-10% of space for restore points.
Create a PowerShell script to generate a restore point
Open Notepad, paste the following:
Checkpoint-Computer -Description "Automatic Restore Point" -RestorePointType "MODIFY_SETTINGS"
Save that as:
C:\Scripts\CreateRestorePoint.ps1
Schedule it
Open Task Scheduler → Create Task
Name: Automatic Restore Point
Triggers: Everyday at a convenient time
Actions:
Program/script: powershell.exe
Add arguments: -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Scripts\CreateRestorePoint.ps1"
Under Conditions, uncheck “Start the task only if the computer is on AC power” if you want it to run on laptops.
Under Settings, choose “Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed.”
You now have an automated Windows OS System Restore Point created daily.
Event-triggered restore points
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sr/restore-points#event-triggered-restore-points
There is some chance, that your Windows OS machine was set up to Create a Windows OS System Restore Point ← triggered by certain events: Windows OS Update ? ? ? (we hope?)
Otherwise, another attempt at stumbling onto a fix/workaround . . .
Let us say that you already have 2 Brave Browser (“BB”) user Profiles named, Profile 1 and Profile 2. (Using Brave internal link brave://profile-picker in a BB New Window, you would see the actual BB user Profile names that you created.)
BBr user Profile named Profile 1 ← its data is in folder named Default:
"C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default"
BB user Profile named Profile 2 ← its data is in folder named Profile 1:
"C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Profile 1"
If you were to create an extra BB Shortcut for test purposes only, on your Desktop:
‘Brave.exe’ is usually at one of the following paths:
C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exeC:\Program Files(x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exeC:\Users[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
So . . .
- Right-click on its
brave.exe file and select Show more options
- Click on Send To > Desktop (Create shortcut)
- Alternatively, right-click on the desktop and select New > Shortcut
- Enter the path of the program executable file
- Click on Next and give it a name:
Brave_Test_Run
- Click on Finish and a desktop shortcut will be created
Source: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/create-desktop-shortcut-windows-10
Where you entered the path of the program executable file - AND add a flag/switch → for jarring(?), reminding, possibly clearing away some dust in, the Local State file regarding the Default folder:
--profile-directory="C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default"
So the complete entry for the [ path of the program executable file + flag/switch ] would be (for example → 64 architecture, system level installation) :
"C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe" --profile-directory="C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default"
Use that test Shortcut to start up Brave Browser. Then, after a moment of thinking about nothing . . . Exit / Quit Brave Browser.
Edit the new, test BB Shortcut, changing the path to bring BB’s attention to the Profile 1 folder:
"C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe" --profile-directory="C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Profile "`
Use that test Shortcut to start up Brave Browser. Then, after a moment of thinking about nothing . . . Exit / Quit Brave Browser.
The idea is, that some bit of the Local State file might be in a mess, and by “some miracle”, BB might flush the bad stuff out, during this housekeeping. Because, sometimes, the result of a Windows OS Update or a BB Update, is that BB no longer recognizes the established BB user Profiles.
Of course, that particular symptom of Update Blahs, is not your issue . . . but you might take a swing at the housekeeping.
Another Otherwise - some BB users have tried adjustments re Credential Manager - see my consolidate notes.
And all this running around the playing field . . . maybe you will stun everybody by suddenly stumbling onto the cure.
