In the Onedrive deployment guidance we're instructed to edit the Onedrive GPO template (Onedrive.admx) to insert specific values.
For example, replacing {INSERT YOUR TENANT'S GUID HERE} with our actual tenant GUID.
The GUID part is easy, but the next customization is replacing {INSERT YOUR CHOSEN PATH HERE} with the desired path for the DefaultRootDir, i.e. the path you want Onedrive to sync to locally when the user runs through the first time setup.
My notes from BRK3081 at Ignite show a recommendation to use "%userprofile%\Onedrive - CompanyName" or a %userprofile% path.
I've had lots of success with Onedrive deployment by not enforcing that DefaultRootDir in Onedrive.admx, and just enforcing the DisableCustomRoot option instead. So the desired outcome of Onedrive syncing to %userprofile% is met, because users can't select a different location.
But I've had no success with enforcing the DefaultRootDir via GPO. Any attempt to use variables like %userprofile%, or C:\Users\%username\etc, or any other variable, fail during user setup of Onedrive.
Example:
So my question is really, what values or syntax will work for {INSERT YOUR CHOSEN PATH HERE} in the DefaultRootDir config in Onedrive.admx?
Hi Ronak,
I just downloaded and installed Office 2016 on machine so I could find the updated admx files, however I don't seem to get them. What is the specific build number of the latest? It seems my install was 17.3.6743.1212. I do see this particular tenant is set for the Semi-Annual channel, I suspect that is part of the issue?
I set the software download settings on the tenant to be Monthly, however when I go to my machine and check for updates I still get the everything is updated message.
Can you provide another option to obtain the .admx and .adml files?
