Policy CSP - ADMX_Explorer

Tip

This CSP contains ADMX-backed policies which require a special SyncML format to enable or disable. You must specify the data type in the SyncML as <Format>chr</Format>. For details, see Understanding ADMX-backed policies.

The payload of the SyncML must be XML-encoded; for this XML encoding, there are a variety of online encoders that you can use. To avoid encoding the payload, you can use CDATA if your MDM supports it. For more information, see CDATA Sections.

AdminInfoUrl

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
✅ Device ❌ User	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later ✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Explorer/AdminInfoUrl

Sets the target of the More Information link that will be displayed when the user attempts to run a program that's blocked by policy.

Description framework properties:

Property name	Property value
Format	chr (string)
Access Type	Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For an example of SyncML format, refer to Enabling a policy.

ADMX mapping:

Name	Value
Name	AdminInfoUrl
Friendly Name	Set a support web page link
Location	Computer Configuration
Path	WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
ADMX File Name	Explorer.admx

AlwaysShowClassicMenu

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
❌ Device ✅ User	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later ✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later

./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Explorer/AlwaysShowClassicMenu

This policy setting configures File Explorer to always display the menu bar.

Note

By default, the menu bar isn't displayed in File Explorer.

• If you enable this policy setting, the menu bar will be displayed in File Explorer.

• If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the menu bar won't be displayed in File Explorer.

Note

When the menu bar isn't displayed, users can access the menu bar by pressing the 'ALT' key.

Description framework properties:

Property name	Property value
Format	chr (string)
Access Type	Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For an example of SyncML format, refer to Enabling a policy.

ADMX mapping:

Name	Value
Name	AlwaysShowClassicMenu
Friendly Name	Display the menu bar in File Explorer
Location	User Configuration
Path	WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name	Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Registry Value Name	AlwaysShowClassicMenu
ADMX File Name	Explorer.admx

DisableRoamedProfileInit

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
✅ Device ❌ User	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later ✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Explorer/DisableRoamedProfileInit

This policy setting allows administrators who have configured roaming profile in conjunction with Delete Cached Roaming Profile Group Policy setting to ensure that Explorer won't reinitialize default program associations and other settings to default values.

If you enable this policy setting on a machine that doesn't contain all programs installed in the same manner as it was on the machine on which the user had last logged on, unexpected behavior could occur.

Description framework properties:

Property name	Property value
Format	chr (string)
Access Type	Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For an example of SyncML format, refer to Enabling a policy.

ADMX mapping:

Name	Value
Name	DisableRoamedProfileInit
Friendly Name	Do not reinitialize a pre-existing roamed user profile when it is loaded on a machine for the first time
Location	Computer Configuration
Path	WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Registry Value Name	DisableRoamedProfileInit
ADMX File Name	Explorer.admx

PreventItemCreationInUsersFilesFolder

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
❌ Device ✅ User	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later ✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later

./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Explorer/PreventItemCreationInUsersFilesFolder

This policy setting allows administrators to prevent users from adding new items such as files or folders to the root of their Users Files folder in File Explorer.

• If you enable this policy setting, users will no longer be able to add new items such as files or folders to the root of their Users Files folder in File Explorer.

• If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, users will be able to add new items such as files or folders to the root of their Users Files folder in File Explorer.

Note

Enabling this policy setting doesn't prevent the user from being able to add new items such as files and folders to their actual file system profile folder at %userprofile%.

Description framework properties:

Property name	Property value
Format	chr (string)
Access Type	Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For an example of SyncML format, refer to Enabling a policy.

ADMX mapping:

Name	Value
Name	PreventItemCreationInUsersFilesFolder
Friendly Name	Prevent users from adding files to the root of their Users Files folder.
Location	User Configuration
Path	WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name	Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Registry Value Name	PreventItemCreationInUsersFilesFolder
ADMX File Name	Explorer.admx

TurnOffSPIAnimations

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
❌ Device ✅ User	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 2009 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 [10.0.19043.1202] and later ✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later

./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_Explorer/TurnOffSPIAnimations

This policy is similar to settings directly available to computer users. Disabling animations can improve usability for users with some visual disabilities as well as improving performance and battery life in some scenarios.

Description framework properties:

Property name	Property value
Format	chr (string)
Access Type	Add, Delete, Get, Replace

Tip

This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For an example of SyncML format, refer to Enabling a policy.

ADMX mapping:

Name	Value
Name	TurnOffSPIAnimations
Friendly Name	Turn off common control and window animations
Location	User Configuration
Path	WindowsComponents > File Explorer
Registry Key Name	Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Registry Value Name	TurnOffSPIAnimations
ADMX File Name	Explorer.admx

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