Allow file group descriptor operations to write to any destination path: registry value AllowAllCopyFGDDestinationsComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

Policy ID: AllowAllCopyFGDDestinations
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 › File Explorer

Registry

AllowAllCopyFGDDestinations

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 0

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"AllowAllCopyFGDDestinations"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"AllowAllCopyFGDDestinations"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "AllowAllCopyFGDDestinations" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /v "AllowAllCopyFGDDestinations" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

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

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' -Name 'AllowAllCopyFGDDestinations' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' -Name 'AllowAllCopyFGDDestinations' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null