Force automatic setup for all users: registry value AutoProvisionComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders

Policy ID: Pol_MachineEnableWorkFolders
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 › Work Folders

This policy setting specifies whether Work Folders should be set up automatically for all users of the affected computer.

If you enable this policy setting, Work Folders will be set up automatically for all users of the affected computer. This prevents users from choosing not to use Work Folders on the computer; it also prevents them from manually specifying the local folder in which Work Folders stores files. Work Folders will use the settings specified in the "Specify Work Folders settings" policy setting in User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\WorkFolders. If the "Specify Work Folders settings" policy setting does not apply to a user, Work Folders is not automatically set up.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Work Folders uses the "Force automatic setup" option of the "Specify Work Folders settings" policy setting to determine whether to automatically set up Work Folders for a given user.

See the full description on the Group Policy page ›

Registry

AutoProvision

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WorkFolders 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\WorkFolders]

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

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

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

PowerShell

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

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