By default, Windows themes, desktop settings, and Ease of Access settings synchronize settings between computers of the same operating system version.| -|Settings package size warning threshold|Computers and Users|This Group Policy setting lets you configure the UE-V service to report when a settings package file size reaches a defined threshold.|Specify the preferred threshold for settings package sizes in kilobytes (KB).
By default, the UE-V service does not have a package file size threshold.| -|Settings storage path|Computers and Users|This Group Policy setting configures where the user settings are to be stored.|Enter a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path and variables such as \Server\SettingsShare%username%.| -|Settings template catalog path|Computers Only|This Group Policy setting configures where custom settings location templates are stored. This policy setting also configures whether the catalog is to be used to replace the default Microsoft templates that are installed with the UE-V service.|Enter a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path such as \Server\TemplateShare or a folder location on the computer.
Select the check box to replace the default Microsoft templates.| -|Sync settings over metered connections|Computers and Users|This Group Policy setting defines whether UE-V synchronizes settings over metered connections.|By default, the UE-V service does not synchronize settings over a metered connection.| -|Sync settings over metered connections even when roaming|Computers and Users|This Group Policy setting defines whether UE-V synchronizes settings over metered connections outside of the home provider network, for example, when the data connection is in roaming mode.|By default, UE-V does not synchronize settings over a metered connection when it is in roaming mode.| -|Synchronization timeout|Computers and Users|This Group Policy setting configures the number of milliseconds that the computer waits before a time-out when it retrieves user settings from the remote settings location. If the remote storage location is unavailable, and the user does not use the sync provider, the application start is delayed by this many milliseconds.|Specify the preferred synchronization time-out in milliseconds. The default value is 2000 milliseconds.| -|Tray Icon|Computers Only|This Group Policy setting enables the User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) tray icon.|This setting only has an effect for UE-V 2.x and earlier. It has no effect for UE-V in Windows 10, version 1607.| -|Use User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)|Computers and Users|This Group Policy setting lets you enable or disable User Experience Virtualization (UE-V).|This setting only has an effect for UE-V 2.x and earlier. For UE-V in Windows 10, version 1607, use the **Enable UE-V** setting.| -|Enable UE-V|Computers and Users|This policy setting allows you to enable or disable User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) feature. Reboot is needed for enable to take effect.|This setting only has an effect for UE-V in Windows 10, version 1601. For UE-V 2.x and earlier, choose the **Use User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)** setting.| - ->[!NOTE] ->In addition, Group Policy settings are available for many desktop applications and Windows apps. You can use these settings to enable or disable settings synchronization for specific applications. - -### Windows App Group Policy settings - -|Group Policy setting name|Target|Group Policy setting description|Configuration options| -|--- |--- |--- |--- | -|Do not synchronize Windows Apps|Computers and Users|This Group Policy setting defines whether the UE-V service synchronizes settings for Windows apps.|The default is to synchronize Windows apps.| -|Windows App List|Computer and User|This setting lists the family package names of the Windows apps and states expressly whether UE-V synchronizes that app's settings.|You can use this setting to specify that settings of an app are never synchronized by UE-V, even if the settings of all other Windows apps are synchronized.| -|Sync Unlisted Windows Apps|Computer and User|This Group Policy setting defines the default settings sync behavior of the UE-V service for Windows apps that are not explicitly listed in the Windows app list.|By default, the UE-V service only synchronizes settings of those Windows apps that are included in the Windows app list.| - -For more information about synchronizing Windows apps, see [Windows App List](uev-managing-settings-location-templates-using-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md#win8applist). - -**To configure computer-targeted Group Policy settings** - -1. Use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) or the Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) on the computer that acts as a domain controller to manage Group Policy settings for UE-V computers. Navigate to **Computer configuration**, select **Policies**, select **Administrative Templates**, click **Windows Components**, and then select **Microsoft User Experience Virtualization** -1. Select the Group Policy setting to be edited - -**To configure user-targeted Group Policy settings** - -1. Use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) or the Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) tool in Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) on the domain controller computer to manage Group Policy settings for UE-V. Navigate to **User configuration**, select **Policies**, select **Administrative Templates**, click **Windows Components**, and then select **Microsoft User Experience Virtualization** -1. Select the edited Group Policy setting - -The UE-V service uses the following order of precedence to determine synchronization. - -**Order of precedence for UE-V settings** - -1. User-targeted settings that are managed by Group Policy settings - These configuration settings are stored in the registry key by Group Policy under `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Uev\Agent\Configuration` -1. Computer-targeted settings that are managed by Group Policy settings - These configuration settings are stored in the registry key by Group Policy under `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Uev\Agent\Configuration` -1. Configuration settings that are defined by the current user by using Windows PowerShell or Windows management Instrumentation (WMI) - These configuration settings are stored by the UE-V service under this registry location: `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Uev\Agent\Configuration` -1. Configuration settings that are defined for the computer by using Windows PowerShell or WMI. These configuration settings are stored by the UE-V service under this registry location: `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Uev\Agent\Configuration` - -## Related topics - -[Administering UE-V](uev-administering-uev.md) -[Manage Configurations for UE-V](uev-manage-configurations.md) diff --git a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-configuring-uev-with-system-center-configuration-manager.md b/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-configuring-uev-with-system-center-configuration-manager.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6aa403bde3..0000000000 --- a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-configuring-uev-with-system-center-configuration-manager.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,152 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Configuring UE-V with Microsoft Configuration Manager -description: Learn how to configure User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) with Microsoft Configuration Manager. -ms.date: 1/25/2024 -ms.topic: article ---- - -# Configuring UE-V with Microsoft Configuration Manager - -After you deploy User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) and its required features, you can start to configure it to meet your organization's need. The UE-V Configuration Pack provides a way for administrators to use the Compliance Settings feature of Microsoft Configuration Manager to apply consistent configurations across sites where UE-V and Configuration Manager are installed. - -## UE-V Configuration Pack supported features - -The UE-V Configuration Pack includes tools to: - -- Create or update UE-V settings location template distribution baselines - - Define UE-V templates to be registered or unregistered - - Update UE-V template configuration items and baselines as templates are added or updated - - Distribute and register UE-V templates using standard Configuration Item remediation -- Create or update a UE-V Agent policy configuration item to set or clear these settings - - |Configuration|Setting|Description| - |--- |--- |--- | - |Max package size|Enable/disable Windows app sync|Wait for sync on application start| - |Setting import delay|Sync unlisted Windows apps|Wait for sync on sign in| - |Settings import notification|IT contact URL|Wait for sync timeout| - |Settings storage path|IT contact descriptive text|Settings template catalog path| - |Sync enablement|Tray icon enabled|Start/Stop UE-V agent service| - |Sync method|First use notification|Define which Windows apps will roam settings| - |Sync timeout||| - -- Verify compliance by confirming that UE-V is running. - -## Generate a UE-V service policy configuration item - -All UE-V service policy and configuration is distributed through a single configuration item that is generated using the UevAgentPolicyGenerator.exe tool. This tool reads the desired configuration from an XML configuration file and creates a CI containing the discovery and remediation settings needed to bring the machine into compliance. - -The UE-V service policy configuration item CAB file is created using the UevTemplateBaselineGenerator.exe command line tool, which has these parameters: - -- Site <site code> -- PolicyName <name> Optional: Defaults to "UE-V Agent Policy" if not present -- PolicyDescription <description> Optional: A description is provided if not present -- CabFilePath <full path to configuration item .CAB file> -- ConfigurationFile <full path to agent configuration XML file> - -> [!NOTE] -> It might be necessary to change the PowerShell execution policy to allow these scripts to run in your environment. Perform these steps in the Configuration Manager console: - -1. Select **Administration > Client Settings > Properties** -1. In the **User Agent** tab, set the **PowerShell Execution Policy** to **Bypass** - -**Create the first UE-V policy configuration item** - -1. Copy the default settings configuration file from the UE-V Config Pack installation directory to a location visible to your ConfigMgr Admin Console: - - ```cmd - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Microsoft User Experience Virtualization\Management\AgentConfiguration.xml - ``` - - The default configuration file contains five sections: - - **Computer Policy** - - All UE-V machine level settings. The DesiredState attribute can be - - - **Set** to have the value assigned in the registry - - **Clear** to remove the setting - - **Unmanaged** to have the configuration item left at its current state - - Don't remove lines from this section. Instead, set the DesiredState to `Unmanaged` if you don't want Configuration Manager to alter current or default values. - - **CurrentComputerUserPolicy** - - All UE-V user level settings. These entries override the machine settings for a user. The DesiredState attribute can be - - - **Set** to have the value assigned in the registry - - **Clear** to remove the setting - - **Unmanaged** to have the configuration item left at its current state - - Don't remove lines from this section. Instead, set the DesiredState to 'Unmanaged' if you don't want Configuration Manager to alter current or default values. - - **Services** - - Entries in this section control service operation. The default configuration file contains a single entry for the UevAgentService. The DesiredState attribute can be set to **Running** or **Stopped**. - - **Windows8AppsComputerPolicy** - - All machine level Windows app synchronization settings. Each PackageFamilyName listed in this section can be assigned a DesiredState of - - - **Enabled** to have settings roam - - **Disabled** to prevent settings from roaming - - **Cleared** to have the entry removed from UE-V control - - More lines can be added to this section based on the list of installed Windows apps that can be viewed using the PowerShell cmdlet GetAppxPackage. - - **Windows8AppsCurrentComputerUserPolicy** - - Identical to the Windows8AppsComputerPolicy with settings that override machine settings for an individual user. - -1. Edit the configuration file by changing the desired state and value fields. -1. Run this command on a machine running the ConfigMgr Admin Console: - ```cmd - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft User Experience Virtualization\ConfigPack\UevAgentPolicyGenerator.exe -Site ABC -CabFilePath "C:\MyCabFiles\UevPolicyItem.cab" -ConfigurationFile "c:\AgentConfiguration.xml" - ``` -1. Import the CAB file using ConfigMgr console or PowerShell Import-CMConfigurationItem - -**Update a UE-V Policy Configuration Item** - -1. Edit the configuration file by changing the desired state and value fields. -1. Run the command from Step 3 in [Create the First UE-V Policy Configuration Item](#create). If you changed the name with the PolicyName parameter, make sure you enter the same name. -1. Reimport the CAB file. The version in ConfigMgr will be updated. - -## Generate a UE-V Template Baseline - -UE-V templates are distributed using a baseline containing multiple configuration items. Each configuration item contains the discovery and remediation scripts needed to install one UE-V template. The actual UE-V template is embedded within the remediation script for distribution using standard Configuration Item functionality. - -The UE-V template baseline is created using the UevTemplateBaselineGenerator.exe command line tool, which has these parameters: - -- Site <site code> -- BaselineName <name> (Optional: defaults to "UE-V Template Distribution Baseline" if not present) -- BaselineDescription <description> (Optional: a description is provided if not present) -- TemplateFolder <UE-V template folder> -- Register <comma separated template file list> -- Unregister <comma separated template list> -- CabFilePath <Full path to baseline CAB file to generate> - -The result is a baseline CAB file that is ready for import into Configuration Manager. If at a future date, you update or add a template, you can rerun the command using the same baseline name. Importing the CAB results in CI version updates on the changed templates. - -### Create the First UE-V Template Baseline - -1. Create a "master" set of UE-V templates in a stable folder location visible to the machine running your ConfigMgr Admin Console. As templates are added or updated, this folder is where they're pulled for distribution. The initial list of templates can be copied from a machine with UE-V installed. The default template location is C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft User Experience Virtualization\\Templates. -1. Create a text.bat file where you can add the template generator command. This step is optional, but will make regeneration simpler if you save the command parameters -1. Add the command and parameters to the .bat file that will generate the baseline. The following example creates a baseline that distributes Notepad and Calculator: - ```cmd - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft User Experience Virtualization\ConfigPack\UevTemplateBaselineGenerator.exe -Site "ABC" -TemplateFolder "C:\ProductionUevTemplates" -Register "MicrosoftNotepad.xml, MicrosoftCalculator.xml" -CabFilePath "C:\MyCabFiles\UevTemplateBaseline.cab" - ``` -1. Run the .bat file to create UevTemplateBaseline.cab ready for import into Configuration Manager - -### Update a UE-V Template Baseline - -The template generator uses the template version to determine if a template should be updated. If you make a template change and update the version, the baseline generator compares the template in your master folder with the template contained in the CI on the ConfigMgr server. If a difference is found, the generated baseline and modified CI versions are updated. - -To distribute a new Notepad template, you would perform these steps: - -1. Update the template and template version located in the <Version> element of the template -1. Copy the template to your master template directory -1. Run the command in the .bat file that you created in Step 3 in [Create the First UE-V Template Baseline](#create2) -1. Import the generated CAB file into ConfigMgr using the console or PowerShell Import-CMBaseline - -## Related articles - -[Manage Configurations for UE-V](uev-manage-configurations.md) diff --git a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-deploy-required-features.md b/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-deploy-required-features.md deleted file mode 100644 index a349f9b2a3..0000000000 --- a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-deploy-required-features.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,131 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Deploy required UE-V features -description: Learn how to install and configure User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) features, for example, a network share that stores and retrieves user settings. -ms.date: 1/25/2024 -ms.topic: article ---- - -# Deploy required UE-V features - -To get up and running with User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), install and configure the following features. - -- [Deploy a settings storage location](#deploy-a-ue-v-settings-storage-location) that is accessible to end users. - This feature is a standard network share that stores and retrieves user settings. -- [Choose the configuration method for UE-V](#choose-the-configuration-method-for-ue-v) - You can deploy and configure UE-V with common management tools including group policy, Configuration Manager, or Windows Management Infrastructure and PowerShell. -- [Enable the UE-V service](#enable-the-ue-v-service) on user devices. - With Windows 10, version 1607, UE-V is installed automatically. You need to enable the UE-V service on each user device you want to include in your UE-V environment. - -The articles in this section describe how to deploy these features. - -## Deploy a UE-V Settings Storage Location - -UE-V requires a location in which to store user settings in settings package files. You can configure this settings storage location in one of these ways: - -- Create your own settings storage location -- Use existing Active Directory for your settings storage location - -> [!NOTE] -> As a matter of [performance and capacity planning](uev-prepare-for-deployment.md#performance-and-capacity-planning) and to reduce problems with network latency, create settings storage locations on the same local networks where the users' devices reside. We recommend 20 MB of disk space per user for the settings storage location. - -### Create a UE-V Settings Storage Location - -Before you define the settings storage location, you must create a root directory with read/write permissions for users who store settings on the share. The UE-V service creates user-specific folders under this root directory. - -The settings storage location is defined by setting the SettingsStoragePath configuration option, which you can configure by using one of these methods: - -- Through [Group Policy](uev-configuring-uev-with-group-policy-objects.md) settings -- With the [Configuration Manager Pack](uev-configuring-uev-with-system-center-configuration-manager.md) for UE-V -- With [Windows PowerShell or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)](uev-administering-uev-with-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md) - - The path must be in a universal naming convention (UNC) path of the server and share. For example, **\\Server\Settingsshare\**. This configuration option supports the use of variables to enable specific synchronization scenarios. For example, you can use the %username%\%computername% variables to preserve the end user settings experience in these scenarios: - -- End users that use multiple physical devices in your enterprise -- Enterprise computers that are used by multiple end users - -The UE-V service dynamically creates a user-specific settings storage path, with a hidden system folder named **SettingsPackages**, based on the configuration setting of **SettingsStoragePath**. The service reads and writes settings to this location as defined by the registered UE-V settings location templates. - -**UE-V settings are determined by a "Last write wins" rule:** If the settings storage location is the same for a user with multiple managed computers, one UE-V service reads and writes to the settings location independently of services running on other computers. The last written settings and values are the ones applied when the service next reads from the settings storage location. - -**Deploy the settings storage location:** Follow these steps to define the settings storage location rather than using your existing Active Directory agent. You should limit access to the settings storage share to those users that require it, as shown in the tables below. - -**To deploy the UE-V network share** - -1. Create a new security group for UE-V users. -1. Create a new folder on the centrally located computer that stores the UE-V settings packages, and then grant UE-V users access with group permissions to the folder. The administrator who supports UE-V must have permissions to this shared folder. -1. Set the following share-level Server Message Block (SMB) permissions for the settings storage location folder. - - | **User account** | **Recommended permissions** | - |------------------------------|-----------------------------| - | Everyone | No permissions | - | Security group of UE-V users | Full control | - -1. Set the following NTFS file system permissions for the settings storage location folder. - - | **User account** | **Recommended permissions** | **Folder** | - |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| - | Creator/owner | Full control | Subfolders and files only | - | Security group of UE-V users | List folder/read data, create folders/append data | This folder only | - -With this configuration, the UE-V service creates and secures a Settingspackage folder while it runs in the context of the user, and grants each user permission to create folders for settings storage. Users receive full control to their Settingspackage folder while other users can't access it. - -> [!NOTE] -> If you create the settings storage share on a computer running a Windows Server operating system, configure UE-V to verify that either the local Administrators group or the current user is the owner of the folder where settings packages are stored. To enable this extra security, specify this setting in the Windows Server Registry Editor: -> -> 1. Add a **REG_DWORD** registry key named **"RepositoryOwnerCheckEnabled"** to **HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration** -> 1. Set the registry key value to *1* - -### Use Active Directory with UE-V - -The UE-V service uses Active Directory (AD) by default if you don't define a settings storage location. In these cases, the UE-V service dynamically creates the settings storage folder under the root of the AD home directory of each user. However, if a custom directory setting is configured in AD, then that directory is used instead. - -## Choose the Configuration Method for UE-V - -You'll need to decide which configuration method you'll use to manage UE-V after deployment since this configuration method is the one you'll use to deploy the UE-V Agent. Typically, this configuration method is the one that you already use in your environment, such as Windows PowerShell or Configuration Manager. - -You can configure UE-V before, during, or after you enable the UE-V service on user devices, depending on the configuration method that you use. - -- [**Group Policy**](uev-configuring-uev-with-group-policy-objects.md) You can use your existing Group Policy infrastructure to configure UE-V before or after you enable the UE-V service. The UE-V Group Policy ADMX template enables the central management of common UE-V service configuration options and includes settings to configure UE-V synchronization. - - > [!NOTE] - > Starting with Windows 10, version 1607, UE-V ADMX templates are installed automatically. - - Group Policy ADMX templates configure the synchronization settings for the UE-V service and enable the central management of common UE-V service configuration settings by using an existing Group Policy infrastructure. - Supported operating systems for the domain controller that deploys the Group Policy Objects include: - Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 - -- [**Configuration Manager**](uev-configuring-uev-with-system-center-configuration-manager.md) The UE-V Configuration Pack lets you use the Compliance Settings feature of Microsoft Configuration Manager to apply consistent configurations across sites where UE-V and Configuration Manager are installed. -- [**Windows PowerShell and WMI**](uev-administering-uev-with-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md) You can use scripted commands for Windows PowerShell and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to modify the configuration of the UE-V service. - -> [!NOTE] -> Registry modification can result in data loss, or the computer becomes unresponsive. We recommend that you use other configuration methods. - -## Enable the UE-V service - -The UE-V service is the client-side component that captures user-personalized application and Windows settings and saves them in settings packages. Settings packages are built, locally stored, and copied to the settings storage location. - -Before enabling the UE-V service, you need to register the UE-V templates for first time use. In a PowerShell window, type **register-<TemplateName>** where **TemplateName** is the name of the UE-V template you want to register, and press ENTER. - -> [!NOTE] -> With Windows 10, version 1607, you must register UE-V templates for all inbox and custom templates. This provides flexibility for only deploying the required templates. - -With Windows 10, version 1607 and later, the UE-V service is installed on user devices. Enable the service to start using UE-V. You can enable the service with the Group Policy editor or with Windows PowerShell. - -**To enable the UE-V service with Group Policy** - -1. Open the device's **Group Policy Editor** -1. Navigate to **Computer Configuration** > **Administrative Templates** > **Windows Components** > **Microsoft** **User Experience Virtualization** -1. Run **Enable UEV** -1. Restart the device - -**To enable the UE-V service with Windows PowerShell** - -1. In a PowerShell window, type **Enable-UEV** and press ENTER -1. Restart the device -1. In a PowerShell window, type **Get-UEVStatus** and press ENTER to verify that the UE-V service was successfully enabled - -## Related articles - -[Prepare a UE-V deployment](uev-prepare-for-deployment.md) -[Deploy UE-V for use with custom applications](uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md) -[Upgrade to UE-V for Windows 10](uev-upgrade-uev-from-previous-releases.md) diff --git a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md b/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md deleted file mode 100644 index 6018becc89..0000000000 --- a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,198 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Use UE-V with custom applications -description: Use User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) to create your own custom settings location templates with the UE-V template generator. -ms.date: 1/25/2024 -ms.topic: article ---- - -# Use UE-V with custom applications - -User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) uses XML files called ***settings location templates*** to monitor and synchronize application settings and Windows settings between user devices. By default, some settings location templates are included in UE-V. However, if you want to synchronize settings for desktop applications other than those settings included in the default templates, you can create your own custom settings location templates with the UE-V template generator. - -After you've reviewed [Prepare a UE-V Deployment](uev-prepare-for-deployment.md) and decided that you want to synchronize settings for custom applications (for example, third-party, line-of-business), you'll need to deploy the features of UE-V described in this topic. - -To start, here are the main steps required to synchronize settings for custom applications: - -- [Install the UE-V template generator](#install-the-uev-template-generator) - Use the UEV template generator to create custom XML settings location templates. -- [Configure a UE-V settings template catalog](#deploy-a-settings-template-catalog) - You can define this path where custom settings location templates are stored. -- [Create custom settings location templates](#create-custom-settings-location-templates) - These custom templates let users sync settings for custom applications. -- [Deploy the custom settings location templates](#deploy-the-custom-settings-location-templates) - -After you test the custom template to ensure that settings are synced correctly, you can deploy these templates in one of these ways: - -- With your existing electronic software distribution solution, such as Configuration Manager -- With Group Policy preferences -- With a UE-V settings template catalog - -> [!NOTE] -> Templates that are deployed with electronic software distribution methods or Group Policy must be registered with UE-V Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) or Windows PowerShell. - -## Prepare to deploy UE-V for custom applications - -Before you start deploying the UE-V features that handle custom applications, review the following important information. - -### The UE-V template generator - -Use the UE-V template generator to monitor, discover, and capture the locations where Win32 applications store settings. The template generator doesn't create settings location templates for the following types of applications: - -- Virtualized applications -- Applications that are offered through Terminal Services -- Java applications -- Windows applications - -> [!NOTE] -> UE-V settings location templates can't be created from virtualized applications or Terminal Services applications. However, settings that are synchronized by using the templates can be applied to those applications. To create templates that support Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Terminal Services applications, open a version of the Windows Installer (.msi) package of the application by using the UE-V template generator. For more information about synchronizing settings for virtual applications, see [Using UE-V with virtual applications](uev-using-uev-with-application-virtualization-applications.md). - -**Excluded Locations:** The discovery process excludes locations that commonly store application software files that don't synchronize settings well between user computers or computing environments. By default, these files are excluded: - -- HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry keys and files to which the signed-in user can't write values -- HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry keys and files that are associated with the core functionality of the Windows operating system -- All registry keys that are located in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive -- Files that are located in Program Files directories -- Files that are located in Users \ [User name] \ AppData \ LocalLow -- Windows operating system files that are located in %Systemroot% - -If registry keys and files that are stored in excluded locations are required to synchronize application settings, you can manually add the locations to the settings location template during the template creation process. - -### Replace the default Microsoft templates - -A default group of settings location templates for common Microsoft applications and Windows settings is included with Windows 10, version 1601. If you customize these templates, or create settings location templates to synchronize settings for custom applications, the UE-V service can be configured to use a settings template catalog to store the templates. In this case, you'll need to include the default templates with the custom templates in the settings template catalog. - -> [!IMPORTANT] -> After you enable the UE-V service, you'll need to register the settings location templates using the `Register-UevTemplate` cmdlet in Windows PowerShell. - -When you use Group Policy to configure the settings template catalog path, you can choose to replace the default Microsoft templates. If you configure the policy settings to replace the default Microsoft templates, all of the default Microsoft templates that are installed with Windows 10, version 1607 are deleted and only the templates that are located in the settings template catalog are used. - -> [!NOTE] -> If there are customized templates in the settings template catalog that use the same ID as the default Microsoft templates, the Microsoft templates are ignored. - -You can replace the default templates by using the UE-V Windows PowerShell features. To replace the default Microsoft template with Windows PowerShell, unregister all of the default Microsoft templates, and then register the customized templates. - -Old settings packages remain in the settings storage location even if you deploy new settings location templates for an application. These packages aren't read by the UE-V service, but neither are they automatically deleted. - -### Install the UEV template generator - -Use the UE-V template generator to create custom settings location templates that you can then distribute to user devices. You can also use the template generator to edit an existing template or validate a template that was created with another XML editor. - -The UE-V template generator is included in the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10. - -Install the UE-V template generator on a computer that you can use to create a custom settings location template. This computer should have the applications installed for which custom settings location templates need to be generated. - -> [!IMPORTANT] -> UE-V for Windows 10, version 1607 includes a new template generator. If you are upgrading from an existing UE-V installation, you'll need to use the new generator to create settings location templates. Templates created with previous versions of the UE-V template generator will continue to work. - -To install the UE-V template generator: - -1. Go to [Download the Windows ADK](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit) to access the ADK. -1. Select the **Get Windows ADK for Windows 10** button on this page to start the ADK installer. On the window pictured below, select **Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) Template Generator** and then select Install. - - - - - -1. To open the generator, select **Microsoft Application Virtualization Generator** from the **Start** menu. -1. See [Working with Custom UE-V Templates and the UE-V Template Generator](uev-working-with-custom-templates-and-the-uev-generator.md) for information about how to use the template generator. - -### Deploy a settings template catalog - -The UE-V settings template catalog is a folder path on UE-V computers or a Server Message Block (SMB) network share that stores all the custom settings location templates. The UE-V service checks this location one time each day and updates its synchronization behavior, based on the templates in this folder. - -The UE-V service checks this folder for templates that were added, updated, or removed. It registers new and changed templates and unregisters removed templates. By default, templates are registered and unregistered one time per day at 3:30 A.M. local time by the Task Scheduler and at system startup. To customize the frequency of this scheduled task, see [Changing the frequency of UE-V scheduled tasks](uev-changing-the-frequency-of-scheduled-tasks.md). - -You can configure the settings template catalog path with command-line options, Group Policy, WMI, or Windows PowerShell. Templates stored at the settings template catalog path are automatically registered and unregistered by a scheduled task. - -To configure the settings template catalog for UE-V: - -1. Create a new folder on the computer that stores the UE-V settings template catalog. -1. Set the following share-level (SMB) permissions for the settings template catalog folder. - - | **User account** | **Recommended permissions** | - |------------------|------------------------------| - | Everyone | No Permissions | - | Domain Computers | Read Permission Levels | - | Administrators | Read/Write Permission Levels | - -1. Set the following NTFS file system permissions for the settings template catalog folder. - - | **User account** | **Recommended permissions** | **Apply to** | - |------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| - | Creator/Owner | Full Control | This Folder, Subfolders and Files | - | Domain Computers | List Folder Contents and Read | This Folder, Subfolders and Files | - | Everyone | No Permissions | No Permissions | - | Administrators | Full Control | This Folder, Subfolders and Files | - -1. Click **OK** to close the dialog boxes. - -At a minimum, the network share must grant permissions for the Domain Computers group. In addition, grant access permissions for the network share folder to administrators who are to manage the stored templates. - -### Create custom settings location templates - -Use the UE-V template generator to create settings location templates for line-of-business applications or other custom applications. After you create the template for an application, deploy it to computers to synchronize settings for that application. - -To create a UE-V settings location template with the UE-V template generator: - -1. Click **Start** > **All Programs** > **Microsoft User Experience Virtualization** > **Microsoft User Experience Virtualization template generator**. -1. Click **Create a settings location template**. -1. Specify the application. Browse to the file path of the application (.exe) or the application shortcut (.lnk) for which you want to create a settings location template. Specify the command-line arguments, if any, and working directory, if any. -1. Click **Next** to continue. - - >**Note** Before the application is started, the system displays a prompt for **User Account Control**. Permission is required to monitor the registry and file locations that the application uses to store settings. - -1. After the application starts, close the application. The UE-V template generator records the locations where the application stores its settings. -1. After the process is completed, click **Next** to continue. - -1. Review and select the appropriate registry settings locations and settings file locations to synchronize for this application. The list includes the following two categories for settings locations: - - - **Standard**: Application settings that are stored in the registry under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER keys or in the file folders under \ **Users** \ [User name] \ **AppData** \ **Roaming**. The UE-V template generator includes these settings by default. - - **Nonstandard**: Application settings that are stored outside the locations are specified in the best practices for settings data storage (optional). These include files and folders under **Users** \ [User name] \ **AppData** \ **Local**. Review these locations to determine whether to include them in the settings location template. Select the locations check boxes to include them. - -1. Click **Next** to continue. -1. Review and edit any **Properties**, **Registry** locations, and **Files** locations for the settings location template. - - - Edit the following properties on the **Properties** tab: - - - **Application Name**: The application name that is written in the description of the program files properties. - - **Program name**: The name of the program that is taken from the program file properties. This name usually has the .exe file name extension. - - **Product version**: The product version number of the .exe file of the application. This property, in conjunction with the **File version**, helps determine which applications are targeted by the settings location template. This property accepts a major version number. If this property is empty, the settings location template applies to all versions of the product. - - **File version**: The file version number of the .exe file of the application. This property, in conjunction with the **Product version**, helps determine which applications are targeted by the settings location template. This property accepts a major version number. If this property is empty, the settings location template applies to all versions of the program. - - **template author name** (optional): The name of the settings location template author. - - **template author email** (optional): The email address of the settings location template author. - - The **Registry** tab lists the **Key** and **Scope** of the registry locations that are included in the settings location template. Edit the registry locations by using the **Tasks** drop-down menu. Tasks enable you to add new keys, edit the name or scope of existing keys, delete keys, and browse the registry where the keys are located. Use the **All Settings** scope to include all the registry settings under the specified key. Use the **All Settings and Subkeys** to include all the registry settings under the specified key, subkeys, and subkey settings. - - The **Files** tab lists the file path and file mask of the file locations that are included in the settings location template. Edit the file locations by use of the **Tasks** drop-down menu. Tasks for file locations enable you to add new files or folder locations, edit the scope of existing files or folders, delete files or folders, and open the selected location in Windows Explorer. Leave the file mask empty to include all files in the specified folder. -1. Click **Create**, and then click **Save** to save the settings location template on the computer. -1. Click **Close** to close the settings template wizard. Exit the UE-V template generator application. -1. After you've created the settings location template for an application, test the template. Deploy the template in a lab environment before you put it into production in the enterprise. - -See [Application template schema reference for UE-V](uev-application-template-schema-reference.md) for details about the XML structure of the UE-V settings location template and for guidance about editing these files. - -### Deploy the Custom Settings Location templates - -After you create a settings location template with the UE-V template generator, you should test it to ensure that the application settings are synchronized correctly. You can then safely deploy the settings location template to user devices in the enterprise. - -You can deploy settings location templates using of these methods: - -- An electronic software distribution (ESD) system such as Microsoft Configuration Manager -- Group Policy preferences -- A UE-V settings template catalog - -Templates that are deployed by using an ESD system or Group Policy objects must be registered using UE-V Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) or Windows PowerShell. Templates that are stored in the settings template catalog location are automatically registered by the UE-V service. - -To deploy UE-V settings location templates with a settings template catalog path: - -1. Browse to the network share folder that you defined as the settings template catalog. -1. Add, remove, or update settings location templates in the settings template catalog to reflect the UE-V service template configuration that you want for UE-V computers. - > [!NOTE] - > Templates on computers are updated daily. The update is based on changes to the settings template catalog. -1. To manually update templates on a computer that runs the UE-V service, open an elevated command prompt, and browse to **Program Files\Microsoft User Experience Virtualization \ Agent \ <x86 or x64 >**, and then run **ApplySettingstemplateCatalog.exe**. - > [!NOTE] - > This program runs automatically during computer startup and daily at 3:30 A. M. to gather any new templates that were recently added to the catalog. - -## Related topics - -- [Prepare a UE-V Deployment](uev-prepare-for-deployment.md) -- [Deploy Required UE-V Features](uev-deploy-required-features.md) diff --git a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-for-windows.md b/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-for-windows.md deleted file mode 100644 index e65d123596..0000000000 --- a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-for-windows.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,78 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: User Experience Virtualization for Windows 10, version 1607 -description: Overview of User Experience Virtualization for Windows 10, version 1607 -ms.date: 1/25/2024 -ms.topic: article ---- - -# User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) for Windows 10 overview - -Many users customize their settings for Windows and for specific applications. Customizable Windows settings include Microsoft Store appearance, language, background picture, font size, and accent colors. Customizable application settings include language, appearance, behavior, and user interface options. - -With User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), you can capture user-customized Windows and application settings and store them on a centrally managed network file share. When users log on, their personalized settings are applied to their work session, regardless of which device or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) sessions they log on to. - -**With UE-V you can…** - -- Specify which application and Windows settings synchronize across user devices -- Deliver the settings anytime and anywhere users work throughout the enterprise -- Create custom templates for your third-party or line-of-business applications -- Recover settings after hardware replacement or upgrade, or after re-imaging a virtual machine to its initial state - -With the release of Windows 10, version 1607, UE-V is included with the Windows 10 for Enterprise edition. If you are new to Windows 10 and UE-V or upgrading from a previous version of UE-V, you'll need to download, activate, and install server- and client-side components to start synchronizing user-customized settings across devices. - -## Components of UE-V - -The diagram below illustrates how UE-V components work together to synchronize user settings. - -
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-| **UE-V service** | Enabled on every device that needs to synchronize settings, the **UE-V service** monitors registered applications and Windows for any settings changes, then synchronizes those settings between devices. |
-| **Settings packages** | Application settings and Windows settings are stored in **settings packages** created by the UE-V service. Settings packages are built, locally stored, and copied to the settings storage location.The setting values for **desktop applications** are stored when the user closes the application.
Values for **Windows settings** are stored when the user logs off, when the computer is locked, or when the user disconnects remotely from a computer.
The sync provider determines when the application or operating system settings are read from the **Settings Packages** and synchronized. | -| **Settings storage location** | This is a standard network share that your users can access. The UE-V service verifies the location and creates a hidden system folder in which to store and retrieve user settings. | -| **Settings location templates** | UE-V uses XML files as settings location templates to monitor and synchronize desktop application settings and Windows desktop settings between user computers. By default, some settings location templates are included in UE-V. You can also create, edit, or validate custom settings location templates by [managing settings synchronization for custom applications](#manage-settings-synchronization-for-custom-applications).
**Note** Settings location templates are not required for Windows applications. | -| **Universal Windows applications list** | Settings for Windows applications are captured and applied dynamically. The app developer specifies the settings that are synchronized for each app. UE-V determines which Windows applications are enabled for settings synchronization using a managed list of applications. By default, this list includes most Windows applications.
You can add or remove applications in the Windows app list by following the procedures in [Managing UE-V Settings Location Templates Using Windows PowerShell and WMI](uev-managing-settings-location-templates-using-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md). | - -## Manage settings synchronization for custom applications - -Use these UE-V components to create and manage custom templates for your third-party or line-of-business applications. - -| Component | Description | -|--|--| -| **UE-V template generator** | Use the **UE-V template generator** to create custom settings location templates that you can then distribute to user computers. The UE-V template generator also lets you edit an existing template or validate a template that was created with a different XML editor.
With the Windows 10, version 1607 release, the UE-V template generator is installed with the [Windows Assessment and Deployment kit for Windows 10, version 1607](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit) (Windows ADK).
If you are upgrading from an existing UE-V installation, you'll need to use the new generator to create new settings location templates. Application templates created with previous versions of the UE-V template generator are still supported, however. | -| **Settings template catalog** | The **settings template catalog** is a folder path on UE-V computers or a Server Message Block (SMB) network share that stores the custom settings location templates. The UE-V service checks this location once a day, retrieves new or updated templates, and updates its synchronization behavior.
If you use only the UE-V default settings location templates, then a settings template catalog is unnecessary. For more information about settings deployment catalogs, see [Deploy a UE-V settings template catalog](uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md). | - - - - - -## Settings synchronized by default - -UE-V synchronizes settings for these applications by default. For a complete list and more detailed information, see [Settings that are automatically synchronized in a UE-V deployment](uev-prepare-for-deployment.md). - -- Microsoft Office 2016, 2013, and 2010 -- Internet Explorer 11 and 10 -- Many Windows applications, such as Xbox -- Many Windows desktop applications, such as Notepad -- Many Windows settings, such as desktop background or wallpaper - -> [!NOTE] -> You can also [customize UE-V to synchronize settings](uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md) for applications other than those synchronized by default. - -## Other resources for this feature - -- [Get Started with UE-V for Windows 10](uev-getting-started.md) -- [UE-V for Windows 10 Release Notes](uev-release-notes-1607.md) -- [Prepare to deploy UE-V for Windows 10](uev-prepare-for-deployment.md) -- [Upgrade to UE-V for Windows 10](uev-upgrade-uev-from-previous-releases.md) -- [Administer UE-V for Windows 10](uev-administering-uev.md) -- [Technical Reference for UE-V for Windows 10](uev-technical-reference.md) - -For UE-V issues, use the [UE-V TechNet Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/home?forum=mdopuev&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc). diff --git a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-getting-started.md b/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-getting-started.md deleted file mode 100644 index 03d142d4b2..0000000000 --- a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-getting-started.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,132 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Get Started with UE-V -description: Use the steps in this article to deploy User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) for the first time in a test environment. -ms.date: 1/25/2024 -ms.topic: article ---- - -# Get Started with UE-V - ->[!NOTE] ->This documentation is for the most recent version of UE-V. If you're looking for information about UE-V 2.x, which was included in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), see [Get Started with UE-V 2.x](/microsoft-desktop-optimization-pack/uev-v2/get-started-with-ue-v-2x-new-uevv2). - -Follow the steps in this topic to deploy User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) for the first time in a test environment. Evaluate UE-V to determine whether it's the right solution to manage user settings across multiple devices within your enterprise. - ->[!NOTE] ->The information in this section is explained in greater detail throughout the rest of the documentation. If you've already determined that UE-V is the right solution and you don't need to further evaluate it, see [Prepare a UE-V deployment](uev-prepare-for-deployment.md). - -The standard installation of UE-V synchronizes the default Microsoft Windows and Office settings and many Windows applications settings. For best results, ensure that your test environment includes two or more user computers that share network access. - -- [Step 1: Confirm prerequisites](#step-1-confirm-prerequisites). Review the supported configurations in this section to verify that your environment is able to run UE-V. -- [Step 2: Deploy the settings storage location](#step-2-deploy-the-settings-storage-location). Explains how to deploy a settings storage location. All UE-V deployments require a location to store settings packages that contain the synchronized setting values. -- [Step 3: Enable and configure the UE-V service](#step-3-enable-and-configure-the-ue-v-service-on-user-devices). Explains how to enable to UE-V service on user devices and configure the storage path. To synchronize settings using UE-V, devices must have the UE-V service enabled and running. -- [Step 4: Test Your UE-V evaluation deployment](#step-4-test-your-ue-v-evaluation-deployment). Run a few tests on two computers with the UE-V service enabled to see how UE-V works and if it meets your organization's needs. -- Step 5: Deploy UE-V for custom applications (optional). If you want to evaluate how your third-party and line-of-business applications work with UE-V, follow the steps in [Use UE-V with custom applications](uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md). Following this link takes you to another topic. Use your browser's **Back** button to return to this topic. - -## Step 1: Confirm prerequisites - -Before you proceed, ensure that your environment meets the following requirements for running UE-V. - -| **Operating system** | **Edition** | **Service pack** | **System architecture** | **Windows PowerShell** | **Microsoft .NET Framework** | -|--|--|--|--|--|--| -| Windows 10, version 1607 | Windows 10 Enterprise | NA | 32-bit or 64-bit | Windows PowerShell 3.0 or higher | .NET Framework 4 or higher | -| Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 | Enterprise or Pro | None | 32-bit or 64-bit | Windows PowerShell 3.0 or higher | .NET Framework 4.5 | -| Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 | Standard or Datacenter | None | 64-bit | Windows PowerShell 3.0 or higher | .NET Framework 4.5 | - -## Step 2: Deploy the settings storage location - -You'll need to deploy a settings storage location, a standard network share where user settings are stored in a settings package file. When you create the settings storage share, you should limit access to users that require it. For more information, see [Deploy a UE-V Settings Storage Location](uev-deploy-required-features.md#deploy-a-ue-v-settings-storage-location). - -**Create a network share** - -1. Create a new security group and add UE-V users to the group. -1. Create a new folder on the centrally located computer that stores the UE-V settings packages, and then grant the UE-V users access with group permissions to the folder. The administrator who supports UE-V must have permissions to this shared folder. -1. Assign UE-V users permission to create a directory when they connect. Grant full permission to all subdirectories of that directory, but block access to anything above. -1. Set the following share-level Server Message Block (SMB) permissions for the settings storage location folder. - - | **User account** | **Recommended permissions** | - |--|--| - | Everyone | No permissions | - | Security group of UE-V users | Full control | - -1. Set the following NTFS file system permissions for the settings storage location folder. - - | **User account** | **Recommended permissions** | **Folder** | - |--|--|--| - | Creator/owner | Full control | Subfolders and files only | - | Security group of UE-V users | List folder/read data, create folders/append data | This folder only | - -**Security Note** If you create the settings storage share on a computer running a Windows Server operating system, configure UE-V to verify that either the local Administrators group or the current user is the owner of the folder where settings packages are stored. To enable this additional security, specify this setting in the Windows Server Registry Editor: - -1. Add a **REG\_DWORD** registry key named **"RepositoryOwnerCheckEnabled"** to **HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\UEV\\Agent\\Configuration**. -1. Set the registry key value to *1*. - -## Step 3: Enable and configure the UE-V service on user devices - -For evaluation purposes, enable the service on at least two devices that belong to the same user in your test environment. - -The UE-V service is the client-side component that captures user-personalized application and Windows settings and saves them in settings packages. Settings packages are built, locally stored, and copied to the settings storage location. - -Before enabling the UE-V service, you'll need to register the UE-V templates for first use. In a PowerShell window, type `Register-UevTemplate [TemplateName]` where **TemplateName** is the name of the UE-V template you want to register, and press ENTER. For instance, to register all built-in UE-V templates, use the following PowerShell Command: -`Get-childItem c:\programdata\Microsoft\UEV\InboxTemplates\*.xml|% {Register-UevTemplate $_.Fullname}` - -A storage path must be configured on the client-side to tell where the personalized settings are stored. - -**To set the storage path for UE-V with Group Policy** - -1. Open the device's **Group Policy Editor**. -1. Navigate to **Computer Configuration** > **Administrative Templates** > **Windows Components** > **Microsoft** **User Experience Virtualization**. -1. Double click **Settings storage path**. -1. Select **Enabled**, fill in the **Settings storage path**, and click **OK**. - - - Ensure that the storage path ends with **%username%** to ensure that each user gets a unique folder. - -**To set the storage path for UE-V with PowerShell** - -1. In a PowerShell window, type **Set-uevConfiguration -SettingsStoragePath [StoragePath]** where **[StoragePath]** is the path to the location created in step 2 followed by **\%username%**. - - - Ensure that the storage path ends with **%username%** to ensure that each user gets a unique folder. - -With Windows 10, version 1607 and later, the UE-V service is installed on user devices when the operating system is installed. Enable the service to start using UE-V. You can enable the service with the Group Policy editor or with Windows PowerShell. - -**To enable the UE-V service with Group Policy** - -1. Open the device's **Group Policy Editor**. -1. Navigate to **Computer Configuration** > **Administrative Templates** > **Windows Components** > **Microsoft** **User Experience Virtualization**. -1. Double click **Use User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)**. -1. Select **Enabled** and click **OK**. -1. Restart the device. - -**To enable the UE-V service with Windows PowerShell** - -1. In a PowerShell window, type **Enable-UEV** and press ENTER. -1. Restart the device. -1. In a PowerShell window, type **Get-UEVStatus** and press ENTER to verify that the UE-V service was successfully enabled. - -## Step 4: Test your UE-V evaluation deployment - -You're ready to run a few tests on your UE-V evaluation deployment to see how UE-V works. - -1. On the first device (Computer A), make one or more of these changes: - - Open Windows Desktop and move the taskbar to a different location in the window. - - Change the default fonts. - - Open Notepad and set format -> word wrap **on**. - - Change the behavior of any Windows application, as detailed in [Managing UE-V settings location templates using Windows PowerShell and WMI](uev-managing-settings-location-templates-using-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md). - - - Disable Microsoft Account settings synchronization and roaming profiles. - -1. Log off Computer A. Settings are saved in a UE-V settings package when users lock, logoff, exit an application, or when the sync provider runs (every 30 minutes by default). -1. Log in to the second device (Computer B) as the same user as Computer A. -1. Open Windows Desktop and verify that the taskbar location matches that of Computer A. Verify that the default fonts match and that NotePad is set to **word wrap on**. Also verify the change you made to any Windows applications. -1. You can change the settings in Computer B back to the original Computer A settings. Then log off Computer B and log in to Computer A to verify the changes. - -For UE-V issues, use the [UE-V TechNet Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/home?forum=mdopuev&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc). - -## Other resources for this feature - -- [User Experience Virtualization overview](uev-for-windows.md) -- [Prepare a UE-V Deployment](uev-prepare-for-deployment.md) -- [Upgrade to UE-V for Windows 10](uev-upgrade-uev-from-previous-releases.md) -- [Administering UE-V](uev-administering-uev.md) -- [Troubleshooting UE-V](uev-troubleshooting.md) -- [Technical Reference for UE-V](uev-technical-reference.md) diff --git a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-manage-administrative-backup-and-restore.md b/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-manage-administrative-backup-and-restore.md deleted file mode 100644 index 48e3c7c959..0000000000 --- a/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-manage-administrative-backup-and-restore.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,111 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Manage Administrative Backup and Restore in UE-V -description: Learn how an administrator of User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) can back up and restore application and Windows settings to their original state. -ms.date: 1/25/2024 -ms.topic: article ---- - -# Manage Administrative Backup and Restore in UE-V - -As an administrator of User Experience Virtualization (UE-V), you can restore application and Windows settings to their original state. You can also restore more settings when a user adopts a new device. - -## Restore Settings in UE-V when a User Adopts a New Device - -To restore settings when a user adopts a new device, you can put a settings location template in a **backup** or **roam (default)** profile using the Set-UevTemplateProfile PowerShell cmdlet. This setup lets computer settings sync to the new computer, in addition to user settings. Templates assigned to the backup profile are backed up for that device and configured on a per-device basis. To back up settings for a template, use the following cmdlet in Windows PowerShell: - -```powershell -Set-UevTemplateProfile -ID
Use the DisableSettingsImportNotify parameter to disable notification.| - |`Set-UevConfiguration -CurrentComputerUser -EnableSettingsImportNotify`|Configures the UE-V service to notify the current user when settings synchronization is delayed.
Use the DisableSettingsImportNotify parameter to disable notification.| - |`Set-UevConfiguration -Computer -EnableSyncUnlistedWindows8Apps`|Configures the UE-V service to synchronize all Windows apps that aren't explicitly disabled by the Windows app list for all users of the computer. For more information, see "Get-UevAppxPackage" in [Managing UE-V Settings Location Templates Using Windows PowerShell and WMI](uev-managing-settings-location-templates-using-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md).
Use the DisableSyncUnlistedWindows8Apps parameter to configure the UE-V service to synchronize only Windows apps that are explicitly enabled by the Windows App List.| - |`Set-UevConfiguration -CurrentComputerUser - EnableSyncUnlistedWindows8Apps`|Configures the UE-V service to synchronize all Windows apps that aren't explicitly disabled by the Windows app list for the current user on the computer. For more information, see "Get-UevAppxPackage" in [Managing UE-V Settings Location Templates Using Windows PowerShell and WMI](uev-managing-settings-location-templates-using-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md).
Use the DisableSyncUnlistedWindows8Apps parameter to configure the UE-V service to synchronize only Windows apps that are explicitly enabled by the Windows App List.| - |`Set-UevConfiguration -Computer -DisableSync`|Disables UE-V for all the users on the computer.
Use the EnableSync parameter to enable or re-enable.| - |`Set-UevConfiguration -CurrentComputerUser -DisableSync`|Disables UE-V for the current user on the computer.
Use the EnableSync parameter to enable or re-enable.| - |`Set-UevConfiguration -Computer -EnableTrayIcon`|Enables the UE-V icon in the notification area for all users of the computer.
Use the DisableTrayIcon parameter to disable the icon.|
- |`Set-UevConfiguration -Computer -MaxPackageSizeInBytes The `Export` cmdlet exports all UE-V service settings that are configurable with the Computer parameter.|
- |`Import-UevConfiguration `$config.SettingsStoragePath = `$config.Put()`|Defines a per-computer settings storage location.|
- |`$config = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV UserConfiguration` `$config.SettingsStoragePath = `$config.Put()`|Defines a per-user settings storage location.|
- |`$config = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV ComputerConfiguration` `$config.SyncTimeoutInMilliseconds = `$config.Put()`|Sets the synchronization time-out in milliseconds for all users of the computer.|
- |`$config = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV ComputerConfiguration` `$config.MaxPackageSizeInBytes = `$config.Put()`|Configures the UE-V service to report when a settings package file size reaches a defined threshold. Set the threshold package file size in bytes for all users of the computer.|
- |`$config = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV ComputerConfiguration` `$config.SyncMethod = `$config.Put()`|Sets the synchronization method for all users of the computer: SyncProvider or None.|
- |`$config = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV ComputerConfiguration` `$config. `$config.Put()`|To enable a specific per-computer setting, clear the setting, and use $null as the setting value. Use UserConfiguration for per-user settings.|
- |`$config = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV ComputerConfiguration` `$config. `$config.Put()`|To disable a specific per-computer setting, clear the setting, and use $null as the setting value. Use User Configuration for per-user settings.|
- |`$config = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV ComputerConfiguration` `$config. `$config.Put()`|Updates a specific per-computer setting. To clear the setting, use $null as the setting value.|
- |`$config = Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV ComputerConfiguration` `$config. `$config.Put()`|Updates a specific per-user setting for all users of the computer. To clear the setting, use $null as the setting value.|
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-When you're finished configuring the UE-V service with WMI and Windows PowerShell, the defined configuration is stored in the registry in the following locations.
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-`\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration`
-`\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration`
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-## To export UE-V package settings and repair UE-V templates by using WMI
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-1. UE-V provides the following set of WMI commands. Administrators can use this interface to export a package or repair UE-V templates.
-1. Use the following WMI commands.
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- |`Invoke-WmiMethod -Namespace root\Microsoft\UEV -Class UserSettings -Name ExportPackage -ArgumentList Apply cached Windows settings|Download and apply asynchronous windows settings from settings storage location|
-|**Windows Disconnect (RDP) / Lock**|Store asynchronous Windows settings changes to the local cache. Synchronize any asynchronous Windows settings from the local cache to settings storage location, if available|Store asynchronous Windows settings changes to the settings storage location|
-|**Application start**|Apply application settings from local cache as the application starts|Apply application settings from settings storage location as the application starts|
-|**Application closes**|Store any application settings changes to the local cache and copy settings to settings storage location, if available|Store any application settings changes to settings storage location|
-|**Sync Controller Scheduled Task**|Application and Windows settings are synchronized between the settings storage location and the local cache. For Windows settings, this means that any changes will not be cached locally and exported until the next Lock (Asynchronous) or Logoff (Asynchronous and Synchronous). Settings are applied in these cases: MicrosoftOffice2016Win64.xml MicrosoftSkypeForBusiness2016Win32.xml MicrosoftSkypeForBusiness2016Win64.xml|MicrosoftOffice2013Win32.xml MicrosoftOffice2013Win64.xml MicrosoftLync2013Win32.xml MicrosoftLync2013Win64.xml|MicrosoftOffice2010Win32.xml MicrosoftOffice2010Win64.xml MicrosoftLync2010.xml|
-
-### Microsoft Office Applications supported by the UE-V templates
-
-|2016|2013|2010|
-|--- |--- |--- |
-|Microsoft Access 2016 Microsoft Lync 2016 Microsoft Excel 2016 Microsoft OneNote 2016 Microsoft Outlook 2016 Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Microsoft Project 2016 Microsoft Publisher 2016 Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (not updated for 2016) Microsoft Visio 2016 Microsoft Word 2016 Microsoft Office Upload Manager|Microsoft Access 2013 Microsoft Lync 2013 Microsoft Excel 2013 Microsoft InfoPath 2013 Microsoft OneNote 2013 Microsoft Outlook 2013 Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Microsoft Project 2013 Microsoft Publisher 2013 Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 Microsoft Visio 2013 Microsoft Word 2013 Microsoft Office Upload Manager|Microsoft Access 2010 Microsoft Lync 2010 Microsoft Excel 2010 Microsoft InfoPath 2010 Microsoft OneNote 2010 Microsoft Outlook 2010 Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Microsoft Project 2010 Microsoft Publisher 2010 Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Microsoft Visio 2010 Microsoft Word 2010|
-
-## Deploying Office templates
-
-You can deploy UE-V settings location template with the following methods:
-
-- **Registering template with PowerShell**. If you use Windows PowerShell to manage computers, run the following Windows PowerShell command as Administrator to register this settings location template:
- ```powershell
- Register-UevTemplate -Path
Microsoft Lync 2016
Microsoft Excel 2016
Microsoft OneNote 2016
Microsoft Outlook 2016
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016
Microsoft Project 2016
Microsoft Publisher 2016
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (not updated for 2016)
Microsoft Visio 2016
Microsoft Word 2016
Microsoft Office Upload Manager
Microsoft Infopath has been removed (deprecated) from the Office 2016 suite |
-| Microsoft Office 2013 applications
[Download a list of all settings synced](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=46367) | Microsoft Word 2013
Microsoft Excel 2013
Microsoft Outlook 2013
Microsoft Access 2013
Microsoft Project 2013
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
Microsoft Publisher 2013
Microsoft Visio 2013
Microsoft InfoPath 2013
Microsoft Lync 2013
Microsoft OneNote 2013
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013
Microsoft Office 2013 Upload Center
Microsoft OneDrive for Business 2013 |
-| Microsoft Office 2010 applications
[Download a list of all settings synced](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=46367) | Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Microsoft Access 2010
Microsoft Project 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft Publisher 2010
Microsoft Visio 2010
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010
Microsoft InfoPath 2010
Microsoft Lync 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 |
-| Browser options: Internet Explorer 11 and 10 | Synchronize favorites, home page, tabs, and toolbars.
**Note**
UE-V doesn't roam settings for Internet Explorer cookies. |
-| Windows accessories | Microsoft NotePad, WordPad |
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> - An Outlook profile must be created for any device on which a user wants to sync their Outlook signature. If the profile is not already created, the user can create one and then restart Outlook on that device to enable signature synchronization.
-> - UE-V doesn't synchronize settings between the Microsoft Calculator in Windows 10 and the Microsoft Calculator in previous operating systems.
-
-### Windows settings synchronized by default
-
-UE-V includes settings location templates that capture settings values for these Windows settings.
-
-| Windows settings | Description | Apply on | Export on | Default state |
-|--|--|--|--|--|
-| Desktop background | Currently active desktop background or wallpaper | Log on, unlock, remote connect, Scheduled Task events | Log off, lock, remote disconnect, or scheduled task interval | Enabled |
-| Ease of Access | Accessibility and input settings, Microsoft Magnifier, Narrator, and on-Screen Keyboard | Log on only | Log off or scheduled task interval | Enabled |
-| Desktop settings | Start menu and Taskbar settings, folder options, default desktop icons, more clocks, and region and language settings | Log on only | Log off or scheduled task | Enabled |
-
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> UE-V roams taskbar settings between Windows 10 devices. However, UE-V doesn't synchronize taskbar settings between Windows 10 devices and devices running previous operating systems versions.
-
-| Settings group | Category | Capture | Apply |
-|--|--|--|--|
-| **Application Settings** | Windows applications | Close application
Windows application settings change event | Start the UE-V App Monitor at startup
Open app
Windows application settings change event
Arrival of a settings package |
-| | Desktop applications | Application closes | Application opens and closes |
-| **Desktop settings** | Desktop background | Lock or log off | Log on, unlock, remote connect, notification of new package arrival, or scheduled task runs |
-| | Ease of Access (Common - Accessibility, Narrator, Magnifier, On-Screen-Keyboard) | Lock or Log off | Log on |
-| | Ease of Access (Shell - Audio, Accessibility, Keyboard, Mouse) | Lock or log off | Log on, unlock, remote connect, notification of new package arrival, or scheduled task runs |
-| | Desktop settings | Lock or log off | Log on |
-
-### UE-V-support for Windows applications
-
-For Windows applications, the application developer specifies which user settings are synchronized. You can specify which Windows apps are enabled for settings synchronization.
-
-To display a list of Windows applications that can synchronize settings with their package family name, enabled status, and enabled source, open a Windows PowerShell window, type Get-UevAppxPackage, and press ENTER.
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> Starting in Windows 10, version 1607, you can configure UE-V to not synchronize Windows applications settings if the device is configured to use Enterprise State Roaming.
-
-### UE-V-support for roaming printers
-
-Users can print to their saved network printers, including their default network printer, from any network device.
-
-Printer roaming in UE-V requires one of these scenarios:
-
-- The print server can download the required driver when it roams to a new device.
-- The driver for the roaming network printer is pre-installed on any device that needs to access that network printer.
-- The printer driver can be imported from Windows Update.
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> The UE-V printer roaming feature doesn't roam printer settings or preferences, such as printing double-sided.
-
-### Determine whether you need settings synchronized for other applications
-
-After you've reviewed the settings that are synchronized automatically in a UE-V deployment, you'll need to decide whether to synchronize settings for other applications as your decision will determine how you deploy UE-V throughout your enterprise.
-
-As an administrator, when you consider which desktop applications to include in your UE-V solution, consider which settings can be customized by users, and how and where the application stores its settings. Not all desktop applications have settings that can be customized or that are routinely customized by users. In addition, not all desktop applications settings can be synchronized safely across multiple devices or environments.
-
-In general, you can synchronize settings that meet the following criteria:
-
-- Settings that are stored in user-accessible locations. For example, don't synchronize settings that are stored in System32 or outside the HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER (HKCU) section of the registry.
-- Settings that aren't specific to the particular device. For example, exclude network shortcuts or hardware configurations.
-- Settings that can be synchronized between computers without risk of corrupted data. For example, don't use settings that are stored in a database file.
-
-### Checklist for evaluating custom applications
-
-If you've decided that you need to synchronize settings for custom applications, use this checklist to determine which applications you'll include.
-
-| | Description |
-|-------|--------------------------|
-|  | Does this application contain settings that the user can customize? |
-|  | Is it important for the user that these settings are synchronized? |
-|  | Are these user settings already managed by an application management or settings policy solution? UE-V applies application settings at application startup and Windows settings at logon, unlock, or remote connect events. If you use UE-V with other settings sharing solutions, users might experience inconsistency across synchronized settings. |
-|  | Are the application settings specific to the computer? Application preferences and customizations that are associated with hardware or specific computer configurations don't consistently synchronize across sessions and can cause a poor application experience. |
-|  | Does the application store settings in the Program Files directory or in the file directory that is located in the **Users**\ \[User name\] \**AppData**\**LocalLow** directory? Application data that is stored in either of these locations usually shouldn't synchronize with the user, because this data is specific to the computer or because the data is too large to synchronize. |
-|  | Does the application store any settings in a file that contains other application data that shouldn't synchronize? UE-V synchronizes files as a single unit. If settings are stored in files that include application data other than settings, then synchronizing this extra data can cause a poor application experience.|
-|  | How large are the files that contain the settings? The performance of the settings synchronization can be affected by large files. Including large files can affect the performance of settings synchronization. |
-
-## Other considerations when preparing a UE-V deployment
-
-You should also consider these things when you're preparing to deploy UE-V:
-
-- [Managing credentials synchronization](#managing-credentials-synchronization-in-ue-v)
-- [Windows applications settings synchronization](#windows-applications-settings-synchronization)
-- [Custom UE-V settings location templates](#custom-ue-v-settings-location-templates)
-- [Unintentional user settings configurations](#prevent-unintentional-user-settings-configuration)
-- [Performance and capacity](#performance-and-capacity-planning)
-- [High availability](#high-availability-for-ue-v)
-- [Computer clock synchronization](#synchronize-computer-clocks-for-ue-v-settings-synchronization)
-
-### Managing credentials synchronization in UE-V
-
-Many enterprise applications, including Microsoft Outlook, Lync, and Skype for Business prompt users for their domain credentials when they log in. Users have the option of saving their credentials to disk to prevent having to enter them every time they open these applications. Enabling roaming credentials synchronization lets users save their credentials on one computer and avoid reentering them on every computer they use in their environment. Users can synchronize some domain credentials with UE-V.
-
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> Credentials synchronization is disabled by default. You must explicitly enable credentials synchronization after you enable the UE-V service to implement this feature.
-
-UE-V can synchronize enterprise credentials, but doesn't roam credentials intended only for use on the local device.
-
-Credentials are synchronous settings, meaning that they're applied to users' profiles the first time they sign in to their devices after UE-V synchronizes.
-
-Credentials synchronization is managed by its own settings location template, which is disabled by default. You can enable or disable this template through the same methods used for other templates. The template identifier for this feature is RoamingCredentialSettings.
-
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> If you're using Active Directory Credential Roaming in your environment, we recommend that you do not enable the UE-V credential roaming template. Instead, use PowerShell or Group Policy to enable credentials synchronization. Note that credentials are encrypted during synchronization.
-
-[PowerShell](uev-administering-uev-with-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md)**:** Enter this PowerShell cmdlet to enable credential synchronization:
-
-```powershell
-Enable-UevTemplate RoamingCredentialSettings
-
-Copy
-```
-
-Use this PowerShell cmdlet to disable credential synchronization:
-
-```powershell
-Disable-UevTemplate RoamingCredentialSettings
-
-Copy
-```
-
-
-
-[Group Policy](uev-configuring-uev-with-group-policy-objects.md)**:** You must edit the Group Policy administrative template for UE-V, which is included in Windows 10, version 1607, to enable credential synchronization through group policy. Credentials synchronization is managed in Windows settings. To manage this feature with Group Policy, enable the **Synchronize Windows** settings policy.
-
-1. Open Group Policy Editor and navigate to **User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft User Experience Virtualization**.
-1. Double-click **Synchronize Windows settings**.
-1. If this policy is enabled, you can enable credentials synchronization by checking the **Roaming Credentials** check box, or disable credentials synchronization by unchecking it.
-1. Select **OK**.
-
-### Credential locations synchronized by UE-V
-
-Credential files saved by applications into the following locations are synchronized:
-
-- %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
-- %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\
-- %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\
-- %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\
-
-Credentials saved to other locations aren't synchronized by UE-V.
-
-### Windows applications settings synchronization
-
-UE-V manages Windows application settings synchronization in three ways:
-
-- **Sync Windows applications:** Allow or deny any Windows application synchronization
-- **Windows applications list:** Synchronize a list of Windows applications
-- **Unlisted default sync behavior:** Determine the synchronization behavior of Windows applications that aren't in the Windows applications list.
-
-For more information, see the [Windows Application List](uev-managing-settings-location-templates-using-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md#win8applist).
-
-### Custom UE-V settings location templates
-
-If you're deploying UE-V to synchronize settings for custom applications, you'll use the UE-V template generator to create custom settings location templates for those desktop applications. After you create and test a custom settings location template in a test environment, you can deploy the settings location templates to user devices.
-
-Custom settings location templates must be deployed with an existing deployment infrastructure, such as an enterprise software distribution method, including Microsoft Configuration Manager, with preferences, or by configuring a UE-V settings template catalog. Templates that are deployed with Configuration Manager or Group Policy must be registered using UE-V WMI or Windows PowerShell.
-
-For more information about custom settings location templates, see [Deploy UE-V with custom applications](uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md). For more information about using UE-V with Configuration Manager, see [Configuring UE-V with Microsoft Configuration Manager](uev-configuring-uev-with-system-center-configuration-manager.md).
-
-### Prevent unintentional user settings configuration
-
-UE-V downloads new user settings information from a settings storage location and applies the settings to the local device in these instances:
-
-- Each time an application is started that has a registered UE-V template
-- When a user signs in to a device
-- When a user unlocks a device
-- When a connection is made to a remote desktop device running UE-V
-- When the Sync Controller Application scheduled task is run
-
-If UE-V is installed on computer A and computer B, and the settings that you want for the application are on computer A, then computer A should open and close the application first. If the application is opened and closed on computer B first, then the application settings on computer A are configured to the application settings on computer B. Settings are synchronized between computers on per-application basis. Over time, settings become consistent between computers as they're opened and closed with preferred settings.
-
-This scenario also applies to Windows settings. If the Windows settings on computer B should be the same as the Windows settings on computer A, then the user should log on and log off computer A first.
-
-If the user settings that the user wants are applied in the wrong order, they can be recovered by performing a restore operation for the specific application or Windows configuration on the computer on which the settings were overwritten. For more information, see [Manage Administrative Backup and Restore in UE-V](uev-manage-administrative-backup-and-restore.md).
-
-### Performance and capacity planning
-
-Specify your requirements for UE-V with standard disk capacity and network health monitoring.
-
-UE-V uses a Server Message Block (SMB) share for the storage of settings packages. The size of settings packages varies depending on the settings information for each application. While most settings packages are small, the synchronization of potentially large files, such as desktop images, can result in poor performance, particularly on slower networks.
-
-To reduce problems with network latency, create settings storage locations on the same local networks where the users' computers reside. We recommend 20 MB of disk space per user for the settings storage location.
-
-By default, UE-V synchronization times out after 2 seconds to prevent excessive lag due to a large settings package. You can configure the SyncMethod=SyncProvider setting by using [Group Policy objects](uev-configuring-uev-with-group-policy-objects.md).
-
-### High availability for UE-V
-
-The UE-V settings storage location and settings template catalog support storing user data on any writable share. To ensure high availability, follow these criteria:
-
-- Format the storage volume with an NTFS file system.
-- The share can use Distributed File System (DFS) replication, but Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) isn't supported. Distributed File System Namespaces (DFSN) are supported. For detailed information, see:
- - [Deploying Roaming User Profiles](/windows-server/storage/folder-redirection/deploy-roaming-user-profiles)
- - [Information about Microsoft support policy for a DFS-R and DFS-N deployment scenario](/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/support-policy-for-dfsr-dfsn-deployment)
-
- In addition, because SYSVOL uses DFSR for replication, SYSVOL can't be used for UE-V data file replication.
-
-- Configure the share permissions and NTFS access control lists (ACLs) as specified in [Deploying the settings storage location for UE-V](uev-deploy-required-features.md).
-- Use file server clustering along with the UE-V service to provide access to copies of user state data if communications failures occur.
-- You can store the settings storage path data (user data) and settings template catalog templates on clustered shares, on DFSN shares, or on both.
-
-### Synchronize computer clocks for UE-V settings synchronization
-
-Computers that run the UE-V service must use a time server to maintain a consistent settings experience. UE-V uses time stamps to determine if settings must be synchronized from the settings storage location. If the computer clock is inaccurate, older settings can overwrite newer settings, or the new settings might not be saved to the settings storage location.
-
-## Confirm prerequisites and supported configurations for UE-V
-
-Before you proceed, ensure that your environment meets these requirements for using UE-V.
-
-| Operating system | Edition | Service pack | System architecture | Windows PowerShell | Microsoft .NET Framework |
-|--|--|--|--|--|--|
-| Windows 10, version 1607 | Windows 10 for Enterprise | NA | 32-bit or 64-bit | Windows PowerShell 3.0 or higher | .NET Framework 4.5 or higher |
-| Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 | Enterprise or Pro | None | 32-bit or 64-bit | Windows PowerShell 3.0 or higher | .NET Framework 4.5 or higher |
-| Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 | Standard or Datacenter | None | 64-bit | Windows PowerShell 3.0 or higher | .NET Framework 4.5 or higher |
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> - Windows Server 2012 operating systems come with .NET Framework 4.5 installed. The Windows 10 operating system comes with .NET Framework 4.6 installed.
-> - The "Delete Roaming Cache" policy for mandatory profiles isn't supported with UE-V and shouldn't be used.
-
-There are no special random access memory (RAM) requirements specific to UE-V.
-
-### Synchronization of settings through the Sync Provider
-
-Sync Provider is the default setting for users and synchronizes a local cache with the settings storage location in these instances:
-
-- Log on/log off
-- Lock/unlock
-- Remote desktop connect/disconnect
-- Application open/close
-
-A scheduled task manages this synchronization of settings every 30 minutes or through trigger events for certain applications. For more information, see [Changing the frequency of UE-V scheduled tasks](uev-changing-the-frequency-of-scheduled-tasks.md).
-
-The UE-V service synchronizes user settings for devices that aren't always connected to the enterprise network (remote devices and laptops) and devices that are always connected to the network (devices that run Windows Server and host virtual desktop interface (VDI) sessions).
-
-**Synchronization for computers with always-available connections** When you use UE-V on devices that are always connected to the network, you must configure the UE-V service to synchronize settings by using the *SyncMethod=None* parameter, which treats the settings storage server as a standard network share. In this configuration, the UE-V service can be configured to notify if the import of the application settings is delayed.
-
-Enable this configuration using one of these methods:
-
-- After you enable the UE-V service, use the Settings Management feature in Microsoft Configuration Manager or the UE-V ADMX templates (installed with Windows 10, version 1607) to push the SyncMethod = None configuration.
-- Use Windows PowerShell or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to set the SyncMethod = None configuration.
-
-Restart the device to allow the settings to synchronize.
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> These methods do not work for pooled virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments.
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> If you set *SyncMethod = None*, any settings changes are saved directly to the server. If the network connection to the settings storage path is not found, then the settings changes are cached on the device and are synchronized the next time that the sync provider runs. If the settings storage path is not found and the user profile is removed from a pooled VDI environment on log off, settings changes are lost and the user must reapply the change when the computer is reconnected to the settings storage path.
-
-**Synchronization for external sync engines** The *SyncMethod=External* parameter specifies that if UE-V settings are written to a local folder on the user device, then any external sync engine (such as OneDrive for Business, Work Folders, Sharepoint, or Dropbox) can be used to apply these settings to the different devices that users access.
-
-**Support for shared VDI sessions** UE-V supports VDI sessions that are shared among end users. You can register and configure a special VDI template, which ensures that UE-V keeps all of its functionality intact for non-persistent VDI sessions.
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> If you do not enable VDI mode for non-persistent VDI sessions, certain features do not work, such as [back-up/restore and last known good (LKG)](uev-manage-administrative-backup-and-restore.md).
-
-The VDI template is provided with UE-V and is typically available here after installation: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\UEV\InboxTemplates
-
-### Prerequisites for UE-V template generator support
-
-Install the UE-V template generator on the device that is used to create custom settings location templates. This device should be able to run the applications that you want to synchronize settings for. You must be a member of the Administrators group on the device that runs the UE-V template generator software.
-
-The UE-V template generator must be installed on a device that uses an NTFS file system. The UE-V template generator software requires .NET Framework 1. For more information, see [Use UE-V with custom applications](uev-deploy-uev-for-custom-applications.md).
-
-## Other resources for this feature
-
-- [User Experience Virtualization overview](uev-for-windows.md)
-- [Get started with UE-V](uev-getting-started.md)
-- [Upgrade to UE-V for Windows 10](uev-upgrade-uev-from-previous-releases.md)
-- [Administering UE-V](uev-administering-uev.md)
-- [Troubleshooting UE-V](uev-troubleshooting.md)
-- [Technical Reference for UE-V](uev-technical-reference.md)
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-title: User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) Release Notes
-description: Read the latest information required to successfully install and use User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) that isn't included in the UE-V documentation.
-ms.date: 1/25/2024
-ms.topic: article
----
-
-# User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) Release Notes
-
-This topic includes information required to successfully install and use UE-V that isn't included in the User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) documentation. If there are differences between the information in this topic and other UE-V topics, the latest change should be considered authoritative.
-
-### Company Settings Center removed in UE-V for Windows 10, version 1607
-
-In previous versions of UE-V, users could select which of their customized application settings to synchronize with the Company Settings Center, a user interface that was available on user devices. Additionally, administrators could configure the Company Settings Center to include a link to support resources so that users could easily get support on virtualized settings-related issues.
-
-With the release of Windows 10, version 1607, the Company Settings Center was removed and users can no longer manage their synchronized settings.
-
-Administrators can still define which user-customized application settings can synchronize (roam) with Group Policy or Windows PowerShell.
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> With the removal of the Company Settings Center, the following group policies are no longer applicable:
->
-> - Contact IT Link Text
-> - Contact IT URL
-> - Tray Icon
-
-### Upgrading from UE-V 1.0 to the in-box version of UE-V is blocked
-
-Version 1.0 of UE-V used Offline Files (Client-Side Caching) for settings synchronization and pinned the UE-V sync folder to be available when the network was offline, however, this technology was removed in UE-V 2.x. As a result, UE-V 1.0 users are blocked from upgrading to UE-V for Windows 10, version 1607.
-
-WORKAROUND: Remove the UE-V 1.0 sync folder from the Offline Files configuration and then upgrade to the in-box version of UE-V for Windows, version 1607 release.
-
-### UE-V settings location templates for Skype cause Skype to crash
-
-When a user generates a valid settings location template for the Skype desktop application, registers it, and then launches the Skype desktop application, Skype crashes. An ACCESS\_VIOLATION is recorded in the Application Event Log.
-
-WORKAROUND: Remove or unregister the Skype template to allow Skype to work again.
-
-### Registry settings don't synchronize between App-V and native applications on the same device
-
-When a device has an application that is installed through both Application Virtualization (App-V) and locally with a Windows Installer (.msi) file, the registry-based settings don't synchronize between the technologies.
-
-WORKAROUND: To resolve this problem, run the application by selecting one of the two technologies, but not both.
-
-### Unpredictable results when both Office 2010 and Office 2013 are installed on the same device
-
-When a user has both Office 2010 and Office 2013 installed, any common settings between the two versions of Office are roamed by UE-V. This roaming could cause the Office 2010 package size to be large or result in unpredictable conflicts with 2013, particularly if Office 365 is used.
-
-WORKAROUND: Install only one version of Office or limit which settings are synchronized by UE-V.
-
-### Uninstallation and reinstallation of Windows 8 applications reverts settings to initial state
-
-While UE-V settings synchronization is being used for a Windows 8 application, if the user uninstalls the application and then reinstalls the application, the application's settings revert to their default values. This result happens because the uninstall removes the local (cached) copy of the application's settings but doesn't remove the local UE-V settings package. When the application is reinstalled and launched, UE-V gathers the application settings that were reset to the application defaults and then uploads the default settings to the central storage location. Other computers running the application then download the default settings. This behavior is identical to the behavior of desktop applications.
-
-WORKAROUND: None.
-
-### UE-V doesn't support roaming settings between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Office
-
-We recommend that you install the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office for both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. To choose the Microsoft Office version that you need, click [here](
This default setting is the gold standard for computers. This option attempts to synchronize the setting and times out after a short delay to ensure that the application or operating system startup isn't delayed for a long period of time.
This functionality is also tied to the Scheduled task - Sync Controller Application. The administrator controls the frequency of the Scheduled task. By default, computers synchronize their settings every 30 min after logging on. |
-| External | This configuration method specifies that if UE-V settings are written to a local folder on the user computer, then any external sync engine (such as OneDrive for Business, Work Folders, Sharepoint, or Dropbox) can be used to apply these settings to the different computers that users access. |
-| None | This configuration setting is designed for the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Streamed Application experience primarily. This setting should be used on computers running the Windows Server operating system in a datacenter, where the connection will always be available.
Any settings changes are saved directly to the server. If the network connection to the settings storage path isn't available, then the settings changes are cached on the device and are synchronized the next time that the Sync Provider runs. If the settings storage path isn't found and the user profile is removed from a pooled VDI environment on sign out, then these settings changes are lost, and the user must reapply the change when the computer can again reach the settings storage path.
Apps and OS will wait indefinitely for the location to be present. This waiting period could cause App load or OS sign-in time to dramatically increase if the location isn't found. |
-
-You can configure the sync method in these ways:
-
-- Through [Group Policy](uev-configuring-uev-with-group-policy-objects.md) settings
-- With the [Configuration Manager Pack](uev-configuring-uev-with-system-center-configuration-manager.md) for UE-V
-- With [Windows PowerShell or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)](uev-administering-uev-with-windows-powershell-and-wmi.md)
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-title: Sync Trigger Events for UE-V
-description: Learn how User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) lets you synchronize your application and Windows settings across all your domain-joined devices.
-ms.date: 1/25/2024
-ms.topic: article
----
-
-# Sync Trigger Events for UE-V
-
-User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) lets you synchronize your application and Windows settings across all your domain-joined devices. *Sync trigger events* define when the UE-V service synchronizes those settings with the settings storage location. For more information about Sync Method configuration, see [Sync Methods for UE-V](uev-sync-methods.md).
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-## UE-V Sync Trigger Events
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-The following table explains the trigger events for classic applications and Windows settings.
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-|UE-V Trigger Event|SyncMethod=SyncProvider|SyncMethod=None|
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-|**Windows Logon**|
Device Guard protects in the following ways:
For more information, see [Introduction to Device Guard](/windows/security/application-security/application-control/introduction-to-device-guard-virtualization-based-security-and-windows-defender-application-control).|
|AppLocker management|This feature helps IT pros determine which applications and files users can run on a device. The applications and files that can be managed include executable files, scripts, Windows Installer files, dynamic-link libraries (DLLs), packaged apps, and packaged app installers.
For more information, see [AppLocker](/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/applocker/applocker-overview).|
|Application Virtualization (App-V)|This feature makes applications available to end users without installing the applications directly on users' devices. App-V transforms applications into centrally managed services that are never installed and don't conflict with other applications. This feature also helps ensure that applications are kept current with the latest security updates.
For more information, see [Getting started with App-V for Windows client](/windows/application-management/app-v/appv-getting-started).|
-|User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)|With this feature, user-customized Windows and application settings can be captured and stored on a centrally managed network file share.
When users sign in, their personalized settings are applied to their work session, regardless of which device or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) sessions they sign into.
UE-V provides the following features:
For more information, see [User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) overview](/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-for-windows).|
+|User Experience Virtualization (UE-V)|With this feature, user-customized Windows and application settings can be captured and stored on a centrally managed network file share.
When users sign in, their personalized settings are applied to their work session, regardless of which device or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) sessions they sign into.
UE-V provides the following features:
For more information, see [User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) overview](/microsoft-desktop-optimization-pack/ue-v/uev-for-windows).|
|Managed User Experience|This feature helps customize and lock down a Windows device's user interface to restrict it to a specific task. For example, a device can be configured for a controlled scenario such as a kiosk or classroom device. The user experience would be automatically reset once a user signs off. Access to services such as the Windows Store can also be restricted. For Windows 10, Start layout options can also be managed, such as: