Change Account Picture in Windows 10  

Brink said:

Hello @madmax2,

Using option 2 in the tutorial below to restore the default account picture may be able to help with this error.

Change Default Account Picture in Windows 10 | Tutorials

I just checked that folder and..
-there is none of my custom pictures are showing to delete.
-there is no .bak files to rename

The default pictures are already in that folder.



What else can I do?

BTW my windows version is 1803

Brink said:

In that case, see if running a "sfc /scannow" command may help if it's a corrupted system file issue.

Run SFC Command in Windows 10 | Tutorials

Is there a way to force it to update to 1809?

I did a check update but not sure it will update to 1809
It is showing that it has downloaded and installing cumulative update for windows 10 version 1803 (KB4480976)
Not sure if that indicates it is updating to 1809 or just 1803 with some other cumulative updates

I understand this was due to the data loss issue of 1809, which I think was fixed now..
but it is not updating to 1809 automatically anymore..

Brink said:

In that case, see if running a "sfc /scannow" command may help if it's a corrupted system file issue.

Run SFC Command in Windows 10 | Tutorials

okay i will try sfc /scannow first
then update the pc

Also it looks like the cumulative update I just installed
did not update my pc to 1809

is there any known bugs with 1809?
or has it been fixed already.

Brink said:

There are still a few upgrade blocks for 1809 listed in the "Current Status" table below that may affect you.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update version 1809 Now Re-Released - Windows 10 Forums

Okay I read the upgrade blocks link and it says Windows offer 1809 until it deems my system is upgrade-able without issues.
So only way to get the update is to do the manual force installation of 1809..

SFC /scannow found some problems and fixed it
but this problem is still occurring.

So besides forcing the manual update to 1809
can you think of any other things I can try to see if I can fix this problem?

Brink said:

Manually installing 1809 is the only other way I can think of for now.

It looks like someone has the same issue after updating to 1809
Windows 1809 not showing Account's profile picture anywhere - Windows 10 Forums

So not sure if upgrading to 1809 will fix this problem...

I suspect this issue is due to some problem with syncing of the online profile to the Window 10 profile.
I have just tried signing out and signing back into the microsoft account in (Settings > Your info) on Windows 10
but it is still not showing the profile picture as shown in my online profile.

I also tried sign in with a local account, but still same problem.

Browsing for a new picture also gets me the error as mentioned previously

So not sure what else I can do about this issue.