Exclude directories in roaming profile: registry value ExcludeProfileDirsUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

Policy ID: ExcludeDirectories
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows 2000
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: System › User Profiles

Registry

ExcludeProfileDirs

REG_SZUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Prevent the following directories from roaming with the profile:
Value type: REG_SZ
Maximum length: 4096

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"ExcludeProfileDirs"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System" /v "ExcludeProfileDirs" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System' -Name 'ExcludeProfileDirs' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null