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Can not copy settings to system profile [fresh install] #9448

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Steps to reproduce:

  1. Uninstall NVDA
  2. Remove user profile from %appdata%/nvda
  3. Remove system configuration profile from C:\Program Files (x86)\NVDA\systemConfig
  4. Install NVDA
  5. Attempt to "Use currently saved settings on the logon and other secure screens (requires administrator privileges)" (button on the general settings panel [NVDA+control+g])

Actual behavior:

An error sound is heard, and the following error in the log:

ERROR - unhandled exception (18:46:34.341):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "gui\settingsDialogs.pyc", line 730, in onCopySettings
WindowsError: [Error 3] The system cannot find the path specified: u'C:\\Users\\Reef\\AppData\\Roaming\\nvda\\appModules\\*.*'

Expected behavior:

The configuration should be copied to the system profile.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source: Installed

NVDA version:

2019.1

Windows version:

Windows 10

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

None

Other information about your system:

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Does the issue still occur after restarting your PC?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA?

2018.4 - The issue does not occur

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