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WVD Windows 10 multi session - restrict user to single folder to download/store files
Hi all, we plan to set up WVD with Windows 10 multi session. The requirement is to restrict the user to a single folder to download/store files. Additionally, the files should be deleted after ce...
srasp not sure about the GPO but have you taken a look at FSLogix app masking? If not, sharing link for the reference. It can effectively help you to hide / restrict access to directories as well as to applications. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/fslogix/application-masking-rules-ht
About requirement of periodically removing files, you can simply write a PowerShell script and put it in the host machine's task scheduler.
Hope it helps you.
Hi bhushangawale,
thank you for your reply. FSLogix app masking looks good. We will test it out.
Thanks again
Seb
- Hey! I am looking for a solution to the same problem. We’re you able to address it with FSLogix?
- As alluded to by a few other people, multiple ways to resolve this, you could exclude folders, such as the 'Downloads' folder from the fslogix profiles to avoid bloat, and configure Storage Sense, to automatically remove the files in the Downloads folder after a specific day/time, and then configure GPO for the browsers to make sure that any Downloads do go into the Downloads folder by default (its usually their default behaviour):
https://luke.geek.nz/azure/Azure-Virtual-Desktop-Optimisations/#implement-storage-sense
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/change-downloads-folder-edge-browser
https://admx.help/?Category=Chrome&Policy=Google.Policies.Chrome::DownloadDirectory
