Windows roaming settings reference

The following is a list of the settings that will be roamed or backed up in Windows 10 or newer.

Windows Settings details

List of settings that can be configured to sync in recent Windows versions.

Settings	Windows 10 (21H1 or newer)
Keyboard: turn on toggle keys (off by default)	sync
Date, Time, and Region: country/region	sync
Date, Time, and Region: region format (locale)	sync
Language: language profile	sync
Language: list of keyboards	sync
Mouse: Primary Mouse Button	sync
Passwords: Web Credentials	sync
Pen: Pen Handedness	sync
Touchpad: Scrolling Direction	sync
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi profiles (only WPA)	sync

Control over these settings can be found in Windows 10 under Settings > Accounts > Sync your settings or in Windows 11 under Settings > Accounts > Windows backup > Remember my preferences.

Browser settings

For more information on the Sync behavior for the new Microsoft Edge, see the article Microsoft Edge Sync.

Microsoft Edge browser setting group (favorites, reading list) syncing can be enabled or disabled by end users through Microsoft Edge browser Settings menu option.

For Windows 10 version 1803 or later, Internet Explorer setting group (favorites, typed URLs) syncing can be enabled or disabled by end users through Internet Explorer Settings menu option.

Next steps

For an overview, see enterprise state roaming overview.