Policy
Games
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 configures the synchronization of user settings for the Games app. By default, the user settings of Games sync between computers. Use the policy setting to prevent the user settings of Games from synchronizing between computers. If you enable this policy setting, Games user settings continue to sync. If you disable this policy setting, Games user settings are excluded from synchronization. If you do not configure this policy setting, any defined values will be 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\Windows8AppList\Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SyncSettings | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
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