Set user home folder

ComputerNative Intune settingUSER_HOME

Supported on At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

25H2 · 1.0

What it does

This policy setting allows you to specify the location and root (file share or local path) of a user's home folder for a logon session. If you enable this policy setting, the user's home folder is configured to the specified local or network location, creating a new folder for each user name. To use this policy setting, in the Location list, choose the location for the home folder. If you choose “On the network,” enter the path to a file share in the Path box (for example, \\ComputerName\ShareName), and then choose the drive letter to assign to the file share. If you choose “On the local computer,” enter a local path (for example, C:\HomeFolder) in the Path box. Do not specify environment variables or ellipses in the path. Also, do not specify a placeholder for the user name because the user name will be appended at logon. Note: The Drive letter box is ignored if you choose “On the local computer” from the Location list. If you choose “On the local computer” and enter a file share, the user's home folder will be placed in the network location without mapping the file share to a drive letter. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user's home folder is configured as specified in the user's Active Directory Domain Services account. If the "Set Remote Desktop Services User Home Directory" policy setting is enabled, the “Set user home folder” policy setting has no effect.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

Why it needs changes for Intune

Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

In Intune

Native Intune setting: Yes — Policy CSP

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_UserProfiles/USER_HOMEADMX_UserProfiles on Microsoft LearnADMX-backed: Windows ships this template, so it is set with the template's own values, without an import.Windows builds listed: 10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202.

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Location	Drop-down list	`HomeDirLocation`	On the network`1` On the local computer`0`
PathRequired	Text	`HomeDir`	Up to 255 characters
Drive letterDefault: Z:	Drop-down list	`HomeDirDrive`	G:`G:` H:`H:` I:`I:` J:`J:` K:`K:` L:`L:` M:`M:` N:`N:` O:`O:` P:`P:` Q:`Q:` R:`R:` S:`S:` T:`T:` U:`U:` V:`V:` W:`W:` X:`X:` Y:`Y:` Z:`Z:`

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Fix the highlighted options to generate output.

History 5 retained releases

22H2 · 1.015 Jul 2024
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

4 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: USER_HOME
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.UserProfiles
Template file: UserProfiles.admx
Release: Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set de4e49983ebd651f…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.USER_HOME)" explainText="$(string.USER_HOME_EXPLAIN)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System" name="USER_HOME" presentation="$(presentation.USER_HOME)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.UserProfiles:UserProfiles" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows8" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="USER_HOME_LOCATION" valueName="HomeDirLocation">
          <item displayName="$(string.On_the_Network)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.on_the_Local_Computer)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <text id="HOME_PATH" required="true" valueName="HomeDir" />
        <enum id="DRIVE_LETTER" valueName="HomeDirDrive">
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_G)">
            <value>
              <string>G:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_H)">
            <value>
              <string>H:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_I)">
            <value>
              <string>I:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_J)">
            <value>
              <string>J:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_K)">
            <value>
              <string>K:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_L)">
            <value>
              <string>L:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_M)">
            <value>
              <string>M:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_N)">
            <value>
              <string>N:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_O)">
            <value>
              <string>O:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_P)">
            <value>
              <string>P:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_Q)">
            <value>
              <string>Q:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_R)">
            <value>
              <string>R:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_S)">
            <value>
              <string>S:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_T)">
            <value>
              <string>T:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_U)">
            <value>
              <string>U:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_V)">
            <value>
              <string>V:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_W)">
            <value>
              <string>W:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_X)">
            <value>
              <string>X:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_Y)">
            <value>
              <string>Y:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.DRIVE_Z)">
            <value>
              <string>Z:</string>
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="USER_HOME" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <dropdownList noSort="true" refId="USER_HOME_LOCATION">Location:</dropdownList>
        <textBox refId="HOME_PATH">
          <label>Path:</label>
        </textBox>
        <text>If you chose "On the Network," specify the drive letter for the mapped drive.</text>
        <dropdownList defaultItem="19" refId="DRIVE_LETTER">Drive letter</dropdownList>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.Products:product:MicrosoftWindows
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Microsoft.Policies.UserProfiles:category:UserProfiles
<category displayName="$(string.UserProfiles)" name="UserProfiles" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:System
<category displayName="$(string.System)" explainText="$(string.System_Help)" name="System" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows8
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows8)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows8" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <or>
          <range minVersionIndex="7" ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows" />
        </or>
      </definition>
Microsoft.Policies.Products:product:MicrosoftWindows
<product displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows)" name="MicrosoftWindows" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000" versionIndex="1">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP2" versionIndex="2" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP3)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP3" versionIndex="3" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows2000_SP4)" name="MicrosoftWindows2000_SP4" versionIndex="4" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP" versionIndex="2">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsXP_SP2" versionIndex="2" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003" versionIndex="3">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_R2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_R2" versionIndex="2" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP2)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer2003_SP2" versionIndex="3" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista" versionIndex="4">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1)" name="MicrosoftWindowsVista_SP1" versionIndex="1" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008)" name="WindowsServer2008" versionIndex="5">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008_RTM)" name="WindowsServer2008_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.WindowsServer2008_R2)" name="WindowsServer2008_R2" versionIndex="1" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows7)" name="MicrosoftWindows7" versionIndex="6">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows7_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows7_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer8)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer8" versionIndex="7">
           <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer8_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer8_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows8)" name="MicrosoftWindows8" versionIndex="8">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows8_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows8_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_RT)" name="MicrosoftWindows_RT" versionIndex="9">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_RT_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_RT_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3" versionIndex="10">
           <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer_6_3_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_6_3)" name="MicrosoftWindows_6_3" versionIndex="11">
          <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT)" name="MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT" versionIndex="12">
            <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_6_3_RT_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0" versionIndex="13">
            <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindowsServer_10_0_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
          </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_10_0)" name="MicrosoftWindows_10_0" versionIndex="14">
            <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
        <majorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT)" name="MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT" versionIndex="15">
            <minorVersion displayName="$(string.MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT_RTM)" name="MicrosoftWindows_10_0_RT_RTM" versionIndex="0" />
        </majorVersion>
      </product>
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Microsoft.Policies.UserProfiles:category:UserProfiles
<category displayName="$(string.UserProfiles)" name="UserProfiles" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.UserProfiles:UserProfiles">User Profiles</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:System
<category displayName="$(string.System)" explainText="$(string.System_Help)" name="System" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System">System</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:System_Help">Allows configuration of various system component settings.</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows8
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows8)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows8" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <or>
          <range minVersionIndex="7" ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindows" />
        </or>
      </definition>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_Windows8">At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT</string></strings>