The FolderLocations setting specifies the location of the user-profile and program-data folders.

Important
For a list of known issues with the FolderLocations setting, see Description of known issues with the FolderLocation settings.

Child Elements

ProfilesDirectory

Specifies the path to the user profile folder.

ProgramData

Specifies the path to the program-data folder.

Warning
Use this setting only in a test environment. If you change the default location of the program-data folders to a volume other than the system volume, you cannot service your image. Any updates, fixes, or service packs may not be applied to the installation.

Valid Configuration Passes

oobeSystem

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup | FolderLocations

Applies To

For a list of the Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup.

XML Example

The following XML example shows how to set the paths to folder locations.

  Copy Code 
<FolderLocations>
   <ProfilesDirectory>%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Profiles</ProfilesDirectory>
</FolderLocations>

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