Policy
Allow or Disallow use of the Offline Files feature
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows2000, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP
This policy setting determines whether the Offline Files feature is enabled. Offline Files saves a copy of network files on the user's computer for use when the computer is not connected to the network. If you enable this policy setting, Offline Files is enabled and users cannot disable it. If you disable this policy setting, Offline Files is disabled and users cannot enable it. If you do not configure this policy setting, Offline Files is enabled on Windows client computers, and disabled on computers running Windows Server, unless changed by the user. Note: Changes to this policy setting do not take effect until the affected computer is restarted.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache Value name Enabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.