Update user shell folders registry keys with GPO

Question

Hello people,

My goal is to change the location of two user Shell Folders located under %USERPROFILE%\AppData with a GPO.

The keys in question are named Local AppData and AppData, which are located under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders.

I defined a create-GPO and a replace-GPO by selecting the specific registry keys inside the GPO management console, which is pretty straightforward.

Desired values for those keys would be the following.

Local AppData
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\AppData\Local

AppData
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\AppData\Roaming

After user login, the values are not being updated nor do the folders redirect to the desired location.

Server OS: Windows Server 2016 Standard

Client OS: Windows 10

I appreciate any efforts.

Thanks in advance.

Have a nice one,
Andreas

Answer 1

Hello @Andreas - IT Operator

Why not to apply the next policy:

user configuration>Windows settings>folder Redirection>Documents

(You can specify other folders like downloads and music here too (same idea)

Hope this helps with your query,

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Answer 2

Redirection of %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local is not possible that way.

Thanks for your input.