Policy
Specify Windows installation file location
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP
Specifies an alternate location for Windows installation files. If you enable this policy setting, enter the fully qualified path to the new location in the "Windows Setup file path" box. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Windows Setup source path will be the location used during the last time Windows Setup was run on the system.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Windows Setup file path: ID SetupSourcePathBox | text | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Setup Value name SourcePath Type REG_SZ | None |