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OneDrive GPO KB ID 0001821

Problem

The administrative template that you get with Win11 is somewhat out of date, so if you want to manage OneDrive with domain group policy your options are limited, if only there was a newer administrative template!

Well, there is, and it gets updated and sent to you quite regularly. Microsoft just do a good job of hiding it.

Solution OneDrive GPO

Depending on your deployment the files you need can be in different locations, the biggest challenge is finding them. execute the following PowerShell to locate them.

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$OnePath = ("$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\OneDrive", `
"$env:ProgramFiles(x86)\Microsoft\OneDrive", `
"$env:ProgramFiles\Microsoft OneDrive")
$OnePath | foreach{
    Get-ChildItem "$_\*\adm\onedrive.adm?" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

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As you can (above) see mine are in my user profile. The folder that they are in will also give you the build number, so you can check occasionally for updates (that will get pulled down when your OneDrive client gets updated).

Go to that directory and you will find the ADMX and ADML files.

Note: For anyone who is not English speaking, there may be a different ADML file in the locale folders you can see above.

Copy the OneDrive.admx file into your PolicyDefinitions folder (if unsure of the path, see below. obviously substitute your own domain name and here I’m on a domain controller so the SYSVOL volume on my local drive).

Now change to the INPUT LOCALE folder (in my case en-US) and copy the OneDrive.adml file into that folder.

Then when you are in the Group Policy Management Editor you will see the updated OneDrive options.

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Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > OneDrive

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If you can’t see them ensure your policy definitions have been setup correctly.

Problem

While working in the Group Policy Management tool, upon expanding administrative templates I got this error.

Namespace ‘Microsoft.Policies.WindowsStore’ is already defined as the target namespace for another file in the store.

Solution: Microsoft.Policies.WindowsStore Error

This is because in your policy definitions there are two (four actually) files that are pointing to the same thing, and it’s not sure what to do. For central policy each “set of settings’ needs a setting file (ADMX) and a language file (ADML). there used to be one called WinStoreUI, and it was superseded (with an update) by WindowsStore.

The problem is the old WinstoreUI file is still in the definitions folder and both old an new are being read. You can safely ignore the error popup, but it will bug you every time you open administrative templates.

To demonstrate, two ADMX files.

And two ADML files.

Note: ADML files live in the language sub-folder in the policy definitions folder (in my case en-us), if you are elsewhere in the world your locale folder will have a different name).

All you need to do to fix the problem is delete the WinStoreUI files, firstly the WindStoreUI.adml file

Then the WinStoreUI.admx file. Restart the Group Policy management console, and the error should have ceased.

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