Windows 8.1 problem with keeping settings

Hi,

First post so please excuse me if I get it wrong.

I have just installed Win 8 Pro and activated it no problem. I then used the free upgrade to Win 8.1 . I was doing this for a friend so I did not create a Microsoft Account when prompted but used the work around to login locally.

Unfortunately I seem to have caused a problem which does not let me save settings meaning that every time I reboot I loose folder settings, i.e. if I have set the Control Panel to show Big Icons when I reboot it reverts to listing, the Default view. I also loose the screen settings, resolution and Colour reverting back to Default.

Has anyone else experienced this and if so is there a solution??.

Regards,

Leslie