Does UE-v replace roaming profiles?

Microsoft UE-V is designed to work as a next-generation replacement for roaming profiles. It makes sure that users have a consistent experience regardless of the type of Windows session they are using.

What is Uev policy?

This policy setting allows you to enable or disable User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) feature. Reboot is needed for enable to take effect. With Auto-register inbox templates enabled, the UE-V inbox templates such as Office 2016 will be automatically registered when the UE-V Service is enabled.

How do I configure UE-V?

To enable the UE-V service with Group Policy Open the device’s Group Policy Editor. Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Microsoft User Experience Virtualization. Double click Use User Experience Virtualization (UE-V). Select Enabled and click OK.

How do you test for UE-V?

Testing the Template Launch PowerShell and import the UEV module. Navigate to your newly created template and register it with the Register-UevTemplate command. Get-UevTemplate will show all registered templates for all users.

Is UE-V still supported?

Application templates created with previous versions of the UE-V template generator are still supported, however. The settings template catalog is a folder path on UE-V computers or a Server Message Block (SMB) network share that stores the custom settings location templates.

What does Uev stand for?

Microsoft UE-V (User Experience Virtualization) is a tool that enables users to move from one Windows device to another and maintain the same operating system (OS) and applications settings.

What is Microsoft Uev?

Microsoft UE-V (User Experience Virtualization) is a tool that enables users to move from one Windows device to another and maintain the same operating system (OS) and applications settings. UE-V uses templates to specify the end user’s settings it will save.

What is the difference between a roaming profile and UE-V?

In contrast to roaming profiles, where everything roams by default (with the exception of a single directory, AppData\\Local), with UE-V nothing roams unless specifically included in so-called templates. A template is an XML file that describes where settings are stored in the file system and in the registry.

What is enable UE-V in Windows 10 Group Policy?

This Group Policy setting lets you enable or disable User Experience Virtualization (UE-V). This setting only has an effect for UE-V 2.x and earlier. For UE-V in Windows 10, version 1607, use the Enable UE-V setting. This policy setting allows you to enable or disable User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) feature.

What is UE-V and how does it work?

UE-V, however, (in my implementation) has its basis in a Mandatory profile and only saves predetermined settings based on defined parameters in XML template files keeping the “profile” lean and mean. A benefit of UE-V is the different trigger events to synchronize settings.

What is the difference between UE-V and Citrix profile manager?

Out of the box, Citrix Profile Manager saves the entire profile, with exclusions added where necessary. UE-V, however, (in my implementation) has its basis in a Mandatory profile and only saves predetermined settings based on defined parameters in XML template files keeping the “profile” lean and mean.