Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline

Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026

Windows 11 25H2

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

Path in the GPO console

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Folder Redirection

Description

This policy setting allows you to control whether individual redirected shell folders are available offline by default. For the folders affected by this setting, users must manually select the files they wish to make available offline. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, all redirected shell folders are automatically made available offline. All subfolders within the redirected folders are also made available offline. Note: This policy setting does not prevent files from being automatically cached if the network share is configured for "Automatic Caching", nor does it affect the availability of the "Always available offline" menu option in the user interface. Note: The configuration of this policy for any folder will override the configured value of "Do not automatically make all redirected folders available offline".

Registry

HKCU Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder

More options available

Options

AppData(Roaming)

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Desktop

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Start Menu

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Documents

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Pictures

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Music

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Videos

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Favorites

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Contacts

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Downloads

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Links

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Searches

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

Saved Games

DisableFRAdminPinByFolder boolean

MDM / Intune (CSP)

./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_FolderRedirection/DisableFRAdminPinByFolder

User Since Windows 10, version 2004 with KB5005101 [10.0.19041.1202] and later | Windows 10, version 20H2 with KB5005101 [10.0.19042.1202] and later | Windows 10, version 21H1 with KB5005101 [10.0.19043.1202] and later | Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later Official mapping (Microsoft Learn)

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.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder]
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000
"DisableFRAdminPinByFolder"=dword:00000000

More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.

$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord

Intune XML

OMA-URI: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_FolderRedirection/DisableFRAdminPinByFolder
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="DisablePinAppDataRoaming" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinDesktop" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinStartMenu" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinDocuments" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinPictures" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinMusic" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinVideos" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinFavorites" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinContacts" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinDownloads" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinLinks" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinSearches" value="0"/>
<data id="DisablePinSavedGames" value="0"/>

Intune Remediation

# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.

function Test-RegistryValue {
  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
    [object]$Expected,
    [ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
    [switch]$Absent
  )

  try {
    $item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
  } catch {
    return $Absent.IsPresent
  }

  if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
  $actual = $item.$Name

  if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
  if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
    $actualValues = @($actual)
    $expectedValues = @($Expected)
    if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
      if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
    }
    return $true
  }

  return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}

$checks = @(
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)

if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
  Write-Output 'Compliant'
  exit 0
}

Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1

# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.

$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord

SCCM scripts

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.

# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.

function Test-RegistryValue {
  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
    [object]$Expected,
    [ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
    [switch]$Absent
  )

  try {
    $item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
  } catch {
    return $Absent.IsPresent
  }

  if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
  $actual = $item.$Name

  if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
  if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
    $actualValues = @($actual)
    $expectedValues = @($Expected)
    if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
      if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
    }
    return $true
  }

  return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}

$checks = @(
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)

if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
  Write-Output 'Compliant'
  exit 0
}

Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1

# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Do not automatically make specific redirected folders available offline
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.

$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\DisableFRAdminPinByFolder'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableFRAdminPinByFolder' -Value 0 -Type DWord

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