Remove "Make Available Offline" for these files and folders

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to manage a list of files and folders for which you want to block the "Make Available Offline" command. If you enable this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command is not available for the files and folders that you list. To specify these files and folders, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box, in the Value Name column box, type the fully qualified UNC path to the file or folder. Leave the Value column field blank. If you disable this policy setting, the list of files and folders is deleted, including any lists inherited from lower precedence GPOs, and the "Make Available Offline" command is displayed for all files and folders. If you do not configure this policy setting, the "Make Available Offline" command is available for all files and folders. Notes: This policy setting appears in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration folders. If both policy settings are configured, the policy settings are combined, and the "Make Available Offline" command is unavailable for all specified files and folders. The "Make Available Offline" command is called "Always available offline" on computers running Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. This policy setting does not prevent files from being automatically cached if the network share is configured for "Automatic Caching." It only affects the display of the "Make Available Offline" command in File Explorer. If the "Remove 'Make Available Offline' command" policy setting is enabled, this setting has no effect.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

• User
  Action on server disconnect

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• Computer
  Action on server disconnect

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• Computer
  Allow or Disallow use of the Offline Files feature

  At least Windows 2000
• Computer
  At logoff, delete local copy of user’s offline files

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• Computer
  Configure Background Sync

  At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
• Computer
  Configure Slow link speed

  Windows XP Professional only
• Computer
  Configure slow-link mode

  At least Windows Vista
• Computer
  Default cache size

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• Computer
  Enable file screens

  At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
• Computer
  Enable file synchronization on costed networks

  At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
• Computer
  Enable Transparent Caching

  At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
• Computer
  Encrypt the Offline Files cache

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems Service Pack 1, Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, or Windows 2000 Service Pack 5