Settings template catalog path: registry value SettingsTemplateCatalogPath and 1 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration

Policy ID: SettingsTemplateCatalogPath
Scope: Computer 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 › Microsoft User Experience Virtualization

This policy setting configures where custom settings location templates are stored and if the catalog will be used to replace the default Microsoft templates installed with the UE-V Agent.
If you enable this policy setting, the UE-V Agent checks the specified location once each day and updates its synchronization behavior based on the templates in this location. Settings location templates added or updated since the last check are registered by the UE-V Agent. The UE-V Agent deregisters templates that were removed from this location.
If you specify a UNC path and leave the option to replace the default Microsoft templates unchecked, the UE-V Agent will use the default Microsoft templates installed by the UE-V Agent and custom templates in the settings template catalog. If there are custom templates in the settings template catalog which use the same ID as the default Microsoft templates, they will be ignored.
If you specify a UNC path and check the option to replace the default Microsoft templates, all of the default Microsoft templates installed by the UE-V Agent will be deleted from the computer and only the templates located in the settings template catalog will be used.
If you disable this policy setting, the UE-V Agent will not use the custom settings location templates. If you disable this policy setting after it has been enabled, the UE-V Agent will not restore the default Microsoft templates.
If you do not configure this policy setting, any defined values will be deleted.

See the full description on the Group Policy page ›

Registry

SettingsTemplateCatalogPath

REG_EXPAND_SZComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Settings template catalog path
Value type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
Required: true
Expandable string (REG_EXPAND_SZ): true

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
; hex(2) and hex(7) data must be written as hexadecimal (UTF-16LE)
"SettingsTemplateCatalogPath"=hex(2):<enter value>

CMD

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

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration" /v "SettingsTemplateCatalogPath" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

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

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration' -Name 'SettingsTemplateCatalogPath' -PropertyType ExpandString -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

OverrideMSTemplates

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration Current key

Checked: 1
Unchecked: 0
Element: Replace the default Microsoft templates
Value type: REG_DWORD

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration]

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

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration" /v "OverrideMSTemplates" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration" /v "OverrideMSTemplates" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration' -Name 'OverrideMSTemplates' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration' -Name 'OverrideMSTemplates' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null