Specify Work Folders settings: registry value SyncUrl and 3 moreUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders

Policy ID: Pol_UserEnableWorkFolders
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Work Folders

Registry

SyncUrl

REG_SZUser

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Work Folders URL:
Value type: REG_SZ

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"SyncUrl"="<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\WorkFolders" /v "SyncUrl" /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\WorkFolders' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Name 'SyncUrl' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

LocalFolderPath

REG_SZUser

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Work Folders Local Path:
Value type: REG_SZ

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"LocalFolderPath"="<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\WorkFolders" /v "LocalFolderPath" /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\WorkFolders' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Name 'LocalFolderPath' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

GhostingPreference

REG_DWORDUser

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

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: On-demand file access preference:

Options
Item	Stored value
Enable (recommended)	1
Disable	2
User choice	3

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Options (use only one)
; Enable (recommended)
"GhostingPreference"=dword:00000001
; Disable
"GhostingPreference"=dword:00000002
; User choice
"GhostingPreference"=dword:00000003

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enable (recommended)
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders" /v "GhostingPreference" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disable
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders" /v "GhostingPreference" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: User choice
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders" /v "GhostingPreference" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enable (recommended)
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Name 'GhostingPreference' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disable
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Name 'GhostingPreference' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# User choice
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Name 'GhostingPreference' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null

AutoProvision

REG_DWORDUser

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

Checked: 1
Unchecked: 0
Element: Force automatic setup
Value type: REG_DWORD

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

; Options (use only one)
; Checked
"AutoProvision"=dword:00000001
; Unchecked
"AutoProvision"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders" /v "AutoProvision" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders" /v "AutoProvision" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Name 'AutoProvision' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders' -Name 'AutoProvision' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null