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Profile Management variables

November 7, 2023

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In this version of Profile Management, the following variables are available for use in both Group Policy and the .ini file.

For policies that define files and registry entries, the following variables expand as follows:

Variable	Expansion for Version 1 profiles	Expansion for Version 2 profiles
`!ctx_localsettings!`	`Local Settings\Application Data`	`AppData\Local`
`!ctx_roamingappdata!`	`Application Data`	`AppData\Roaming`
`!ctx_startmenu!`	`Start Menu`	`AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start menu`
`!ctx_internetcache!`	`Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files`	`AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files`
`!ctx_localappdata!`	`Local Settings\Application Data`	`AppData\Local`

For policies that are used to build paths, the !ctx_osbitness! variable expands to x86 or x64 depending on the operating system. The following variables also expand:

!ctx_osname! expands to the short name as follows depending on the operating system.
!ctx_profilever! expands to the profile version as follows depending on the operating system.

The long name is written to the log files when the Profile Management Service starts.

Long Name	Short Name	Profile Version
Windows 10 Redstone 6	Win10RS6	v6
Windows 10 Redstone 5	Win10RS5	v6
Windows 10 Redstone 4	Win10RS4	v6
Windows 10 Redstone 3	Win10RS3	v6
Windows 10 Redstone 2	Win10RS2	v6
Windows 10 Redstone 1	Win10RS1	v6
Windows 10	Win10	v5
Windows 8.1	Win8.1	v4 or v2
Windows 8	Win8	v3 or v2
Windows 7	Win7	v2
Windows Server 2019	Win2019	v6
Windows Server 2016	Win2016	v6
Windows Server 2012 R2	Win2012R2	v4 or v2
Windows Server 2012	Win2012	v3 or v2
Windows Server 2008 R2	Win2008	v1
Windows Server 2008	Win2008	v1

Note:

For Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012R2, the actual profile version might change. If the UseProfilePathExtensionVersion registry key under HLKM\System\CurrentControlset\Services\ProfSvc\Parameters is set to 1, the profile version is v3 or v4 depending on the operating system. If it is not set or is set to 0, the profile version is v2.

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Profile Management variables

November 7, 2023

Contributed by:

C L

November 7, 2023

Contributed by:

C L

Profile Management variables

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