Policy

Remove "Work offline" command

This policy setting removes the "Work offline" command from Explorer, preventing users from manually changing whether Offline Files is in online mode or offline mode. If you enable this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is not displayed in File Explorer. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is displayed in File Explorer.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Network / Offline Files
Policy ID 2b528a2b5a2d
Internal name Pol_WorkOfflineDisabled_2

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\WorkOfflineDisabled (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache\WorkOfflineDisabled (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting removes the "Work offline" command from Explorer, preventing users from manually changing whether Offline Files is in online mode or offline mode. If you enable this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is not displayed in File Explorer. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the "Work offline" command is displayed in File Explorer.

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