Windows 10 "Setting account picture failed"  


  1. jbeesknees
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    Windows 10 Home 20H2
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    Windows 10 "Setting account picture failed"


    I did some googling, but none of the tips worked. I even re-sized the picture to 488x488, but it still fails...
    What can I do?

    My PC is running Windows 10 Home 20H2 (19042.867)
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  2. dalchina
    Posts : 40,525
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Hi, please see discussion on that error reported by a couple of users following in the several pages starting here:
    Change Account Picture in Windows 10

    following this tutorial
    Change Account Picture in Windows 10

    Example case where a solution was found:
    Can't change Account Picture

    - feel free to search tenforums for more such.
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