In this post I will show how you can use group policy to create a local folder on your workstations. This is a Group Policy setting that we can apply to create a folder to store resources which are ‘Persistent’ on the client device.
Create a GPO & apply it to the OU containing your computer objects.
Edit the GPO & navigate to the following location:
Computer Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Folders
Right-click > New > Folder
Action: Update
Path: C:\Program Files\Local Files
Attributes: Hidden, Archive
Common: Apply once and do not reapply
At this point, run a gpupdate /force on your workstation & reboot for the policy to apply.
The folder will then be created on the local workstation.
Please return back to the main series post to read more on how this folder can be used.
Series – Windows 11 Customization