Policies for file-based and container-based solutions
Profile Management provides file-based and container-based profile solutions. The following table lists the Profile Management policies and their availability to each solution.
| Category | Policy name | Applies to file-based | Applies to container-based | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Reset profile | Y | Y | This setting is a WMI command provided by Profile Management WMI plug-in instead of a policy setting. With the container-based solution enabled, Profile Management creates user profiles and doesn't restore legacy contents in the profile folders such as Downloads and Pictures. |
| Profile Management | Enable Profile management | Y | Y | |
| Processed groups | Y | Y | ||
| Excluded groups | Y | Y | ||
| Process logons of local administrators | Y | Y | ||
| Path to user store | Y | Y | ||
| Migrate user store | Y | N | ||
| Active write back | Y | N | ||
| Active write back registry | Y | N | ||
| Active write back on session lock and disconnection | Y | N | ||
| Offline profile support | Y | N | ||
| Profile Management\Advanced settings | Number of retries when accessing locked files | Y | N | |
| Process Internet cookie files on logoff | Y | N | ||
| Disable automatic configuration | Y | N | ||
| Log off user if a problem is encountered | Y | Y | ||
| Customer Experience Improvement Program | Y | Y | ||
| Enable user-level policy settings | Y | Y | ||
| Set priority order for user groups | Y | Y | ||
| Enable search index roaming for Outlook | Y | Y | ||
| Enable concurrent session support for Outlook search data roaming | Y | Y | ||
| Enable multi-session write-back for profile containers | Y | Y | ||
| Replicate user stores | Y | Y | ||
| Enable credential-based access to user stores | Y | Y | ||
| Customize storage path for VHDX files | Y | Y | ||
| App access control | Y | Y | ||
| Automatically reattach VHDX disks in sessions | Y | Y | ||
| Enable asynchronous processing for user Group Policy on logon | Y | Y | ||
| Enable OneDrive container | Y | Y | ||
| Free space ratio to trigger VHD disk compaction | Y | Y | ||
| Number of logoffs to trigger VHD disk compaction | Y | Y | ||
| Disable defragmentation for VHD disk compaction | Y | Y | ||
| Profile container auto-expansion threshold | Y | Y | ||
| Profile container auto-expansion increment | Y | Y | ||
| Profile container auto-expansion limit | Y | Y | ||
| UWP app roaming | Y | Y | ||
| Default capacity of VHD containers | Y | Y | ||
| User store selection method | Y | Y | ||
| Enable in-session profile container failover among user stores | N | Y | ||
| Profile Management\App Access Control | App access control | Y | Y | |
| Profile Management\Citrix Virtual Apps Optimization | Enable Citrix Virtual Apps optimization | Y | N | |
| Path to Citrix Virtual Apps™ optimization definitions | Y | N | ||
| Profile Management\Cross-Platform settings | Enable cross-platform settings | Y | N | |
| Cross-platform settings user groups | Y | N | ||
| Path to cross-platform definitions | Y | N | ||
| Path to cross-platform settings store | Y | N | ||
| Source for creating cross-platform settings | Y | N | ||
| Profile Management\File deduplication | Files to include in the shared store for deduplication | Y | Y | |
| Files to exclude from the shared store | Y | Y | ||
| Minimum size of files to deduplicate from profile containers | Y | Y | ||
| Profile Management\File system | Exclusion list - files | Y | N | |
| Enable default exclusion list - directories | Y | N | ||
| Exclusion list - directories | Y | N | ||
| Logon exclusion check | Y | N | ||
| Large file handling - Files to be created as symbolic links | Y | N | ||
| Profile Management\ File system\Synchronization | Directories to synchronize | Y | N | |
| Files to synchronize | Y | N | ||
| Folders to mirror | Y | N | ||
| Accelerate folder mirroring | Y | N | ||
| Profile Management\Log settings | Enable logging | Y | Y | |
| Log settings | Y | Y | ||
| Maximum size of the log file | Y | Y | ||
| Path to log file | Y | Y | ||
| Profile Management\Profile container settings | Profile container | N | Y | |
| Folders to exclude from profile container | N | Y | ||
| Folders to include in profile container | N | Y | ||
| Files to exclude from profile container | N | Y | ||
| Files to include in profile container | N | Y | ||
| Enable local caching for profile containers | N | Y | With this policy enabled in the container-based solution, all policy settings that apply to the file-based solution also work for the container-based solution, such as Profile streaming and Active write back. | |
| Enable VHD disk compaction | Y | Y | ||
| Enable VHD auto-expansion for profile container | Y | Y | ||
| Enable exclusive access to VHD containers | Y | Y | ||
| Log off users when profile container is not available during logon | N | Y | ||
| Users and groups to access profile container | Y | Y | ||
| Profile Management\Profile handling | Delete locally cached profiles on logoff | Y | N | With the container-based solution enabled, the local profile is always automatically deleted on user logoff even if the policy is disabled. |
| Delay before deleting cached profiles | Y | Y | With the container-based solution enabled, the local profile is always automatically deleted on user logoff even if the policy is disabled. | |
| Migration of existing profiles | Y | N | With the container-based solution enabled, the local profile will be automatically migrated to the container on user logoff. | |
| Automatic migration of existing application profiles | Y | N | ||
| Local profile conflict handling | Y | N | With the container-based solution enabled, the local profile will be automatically migrated to the container on user logoff. | |
| Template profile | Y | Y | ||
| Profile Management\Registry | Exclusion list | Y | Y | |
| Enable Default Exclusion list | Y | Y | ||
| Inclusion list | Y | Y | ||
| NTUSER.DAT backup | Y | N | ||
| Profile Management\Streamed user profiles | Profile streaming | Y | N | |
| Enable profile streaming for folders | Y | N | ||
| Enable profile streaming for pending area | Y | N | ||
| Always cache | Y | N | ||
| Timeout for pending area lock files (days) | Y | N | ||
| Streamed user profile groups | Y | N | ||
| Profile Streaming exclusion list - directories | Y | N |