Policy
Prohibit User from manually redirecting Profile Folders
Prevents users from changing the path to their profile folders. By default, a user can change the location of their individual profile folders like Documents, Music etc. by typing a new path in the Locations tab of the folder's Properties dialog box. If you enable this setting, users are unable to type a new location in the Target box.
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryDesktop
Policy ID
77e8d59952bbInternal name
DisablePersonalDirChangeRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisablePersonalDirChange (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisablePersonalDirChange (disabled) = 0Policy notes
Prevents users from changing the path to their profile folders. By default, a user can change the location of their individual profile folders like Documents, Music etc. by typing a new path in the Locations tab of the folder's Properties dialog box. If you enable this setting, users are unable to type a new location in the Target box.
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