C:\Users\\WINDOWS doesn't get created like it should do

Hi,

I have an issue where the WINDOWS folder isn't created under the user's profile when they log in, we use an RDS server for remote apps and some apps store their ini settings in this location. What i find strange though is all the users in our domain get the folder created, but all the users in the trusted forest that RDP to this server don't get the folder created (everything else like Desktop, Documents, Favourites and so on get created fine). The problem is even worse, if i manually create that folder and place the required ini file in it, the application doesn't seem to see it/use it, yet it works fine for users of my domain. The server is 2012 R2.

any reason why this doesn't get created for users from another forest/domain? am i missing some policy setting or something?

thanks

Steve