A mandatory user profile prevents any changes from being saved when a user logs off the computer. For example, if they make changes to the desktop, these changes will be discarded when the user logs off. Once you have a mandatory user profile created and saved to a shared folder, you can assign a mandatory to a user profile using the following steps:

1. Click Start and click Control Panel.
2. Double click the Administrative Tools applet.
3. Double click the Computer Management applet.
4. Expand System Tools/ Local Users and Groups.
5. Double click the Users folder.
6. In the right pane right click the user account you want to assign a mandatory profile to.
7. On the Profile tab, type in the path to the location of the mandatory user profile (Ntuser.man).
8. Click OK.