Policy
Sync settings over metered connections
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting defines whether the User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) Agent synchronizes settings over metered connections. By default, the UE-V Agent does not synchronize settings over a metered connection. With this setting enabled, the UE-V Agent synchronizes settings over a metered connection. With this setting disabled, the UE-V Agent does not synchronize settings over a metered connection. If you do not configure this policy setting, any defined values are deleted.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration\SyncOverMeteredNetwork | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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