How to Allow or Prevent Users to Move their User Folders to a New Location
Information
This tutorial will show you how to allow or prevent all or specific users from being able to change the location of their user folders in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
EXAMPLE: User Folders NOTE:These are located at C:\Users\(user-name).
EXAMPLE: Moving User Profile Folders Allowed and Prevented NOTE:This is an example of moving the Music user folder if set to allow or prevent.
OPTION ONE
Using a REG File Download
1. To Allow Moving User Profile Folders NOTE:This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below.
Allow_Moving_User_Folders_Location.reg
2. To Prevent Moving User Profile Folders
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below.
Prevent_Movning_User_Folders_Location.reg
3.Save the .reg file to your desktop.
4. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.
5. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8) OR Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK.
6. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
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