Windows Update Removed Chrome Profiles

Apologies if this isn't useful but it was kind of an annoying google search to fix this, but it's 2am and I am quite frankly annoyed.

When I did my windows update tonight I noticed immediately that my default profile's password was no longer valid and my other 5 profiles were no longer appearing when I licked the top right icon.

tldr:

• Run your path to chrome+missing profile's location in app data IE: * & "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 10"

If you are having issues I fixed this by running:

1. Windows+r
2. Type %LOCALAPPDATA% and hit enter
3. Navigate to your Chrome Folder
4. Go to "User Data"
5. Scroll down a bit and note the Profiles you have there
   • For me it looked like a disjointed list of Profile 1,2,6,7,9,10 + Default
6. Find where your Chrome.exe is located
   • Personally hit Windows Key, type in Chrome
   • Open File Location
   • Right click the "Google Chrome" shortcut
   • Open properties on said shortcut
   • Go to Shortcut in the Windows Properties popup
   • Copy what it says in target
   • For me this looked like:
     • "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
7. Now run the following command replacing with your chrome path and the profile you want to restore:
   • & "C:\path\to\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Profile X"
   • My Example:
     • & "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 10"
   • My guess is some goober at Windows decided that flags like--profile-directory= would be worth breaking in their windows update so and thus now need the aperstand '&'