diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/settings/preferences-user-settings-tab.spec.ts/Preferences-user-settings-tab-should-be-rendered-properly-1-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/settings/preferences-user-settings-tab.spec.ts/Preferences-user-settings-tab-should-be-rendered-properly-1-linux.png
index ac541276552..0536ce4fe97 100644
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diff --git a/playwright/snapshots/timeline/timeline.spec.ts/hidden-event-line-zero-padding-irc-layout-linux.png b/playwright/snapshots/timeline/timeline.spec.ts/hidden-event-line-zero-padding-irc-layout-linux.png
index 6b864dc8c01..3c7eb3caf99 100644
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diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.tsx b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
index b871152d8fd..32b3a02bd99 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -540,10 +540,13 @@ export const SETTINGS: Settings = {
         supportedLevelsAreOrdered: true,
         default: false,
     },
+    // Defaulted to true Feb 26, intention is to remove entirely, all being well,
+    // as this fixes bugs where display name / avatar are missing and also makes
+    // Element Web consistent with Element X.
     "useOnlyCurrentProfiles": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
         displayName: _td("settings|disable_historical_profile"),
-        default: false,
+        default: true,
     },
     "mjolnirRooms": {
         supportedLevels: [SettingLevel.ACCOUNT],
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/components/views/settings/tabs/user/__snapshots__/PreferencesUserSettingsTab-test.tsx.snap b/test/unit-tests/components/views/settings/tabs/user/__snapshots__/PreferencesUserSettingsTab-test.tsx.snap
index 8a80335d220..c8c27fd396a 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/components/views/settings/tabs/user/__snapshots__/PreferencesUserSettingsTab-test.tsx.snap
+++ b/test/unit-tests/components/views/settings/tabs/user/__snapshots__/PreferencesUserSettingsTab-test.tsx.snap
@@ -1369,6 +1369,7 @@ exports[`PreferencesUserSettingsTab should render 1`] = `
                       class="_container_udcm8_10"
                     >
                       <input
+                        checked=""
                         class="_input_udcm8_24"
                         disabled=""
                         id="mx_SettingsFlag_cmt3PZSyNp3v"