Maximum retries to unload and update user profile: registry value ProfileUnloadTimeoutComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
- Policy ID
- ProfileUnloadTimeout
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › User Profiles
Registry
ProfileUnloadTimeout
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Max retries:
- Value type
- REG_DWORD
- Required
- true
- Maximum value
- 4294967295
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System] ; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data "ProfileUnloadTimeout"=dword:<enter value>
CMD
:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System" /v "ProfileUnloadTimeout" /t REG_DWORD /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\Windows\System' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System' -Name 'ProfileUnloadTimeout' -PropertyType DWord -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null