Do not sync desktop personalization

Policy ID: DisableDesktopThemeSettingSync
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Sync your settings

Description

Prevent the "desktop personalization" group from syncing to and from this PC. This turns off and disables the "desktop personalization" group on the "sync your settings" page in PC settings.

If you enable this policy setting, the "desktop personalization" group will not be synced.

Use the option "Allow users to turn desktop personalization syncing on" so that syncing it turned off by default but not disabled.

If you do not set or disable this setting, syncing of the "desktop personalization" group is on by default and configurable by the user.

Options

The empty box and the checked box tell the checkbox items of the Group Policy editor apart (a checked box is an item that is selected by default).

Allow users to turn "desktop personalization" syncing on.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync View registry values

DisableDesktopThemeSettingSyncREG_DWORD
DisableDesktopThemeSettingSyncUserOverrideREG_DWORD

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