Policy
Do not sync desktop personalization
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
Prevent the "desktop personalization" group from syncing to and from this PC. This turns off and disables the "desktop personalization" group on the "sync your settings" page in PC settings. If you enable this policy setting, the "desktop personalization" group will not be synced. Use the option "Allow users to turn desktop personalization syncing on" so that syncing it turned off by default but not disabled. If you do not set or disable this setting, syncing of the "desktop personalization" group is on by default and configurable by the user.
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\SettingSync Value name DisableDesktopThemeSettingSync | REG_DWORD | HKLM 2 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Allow users to turn "desktop personalization" syncing on. ID CheckBox_UserOverride | boolean | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync Value name DisableDesktopThemeSettingSyncUserOverride Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (0), false (1) True: Set value = 0 · False: Set value = 1 |