Ping the settings storage location before sync

Policy ID: SyncProviderPingEnabled
Scope: Computer Configuration, 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 › Microsoft User Experience Virtualization

Description

This policy setting allows you to configure the User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) sync provider to ping the settings storage path before attempting to sync settings. If the ping is successful then the sync provider attempts to synchronize the settings packages. If the ping is unsuccessful then the sync provider doesn’t attempt the synchronization.
If you enable this policy setting, the sync provider pings the settings storage location before synchronizing settings packages.
If you disable this policy setting, the sync provider doesn’t ping the settings storage location before synchronizing settings packages.
If you do not configure this policy, any defined values will be deleted.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration View registry values

SyncProviderPingEnabledREG_DWORD

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration View registry values

SyncProviderPingEnabledREG_DWORD

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