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I'm running into a pretty frustrating situation. Our users running on Windows 7 & 10 are using certain third party applications on their computers like:

  • Slack
  • Dropbox
  • Spotify
  • Whatsapp

Every time the user is logged out and/or PC is restarted, these applications will show behaviour that makes me think their settings are not being remembered.

  • Slack is gone from its installation folder in Appdata
  • Dropbox has logged out the user from Dropbox
  • Whatsapp is also gone from its local Appdata folder

Our users are running on Roaming Profiles aswell as the following Group Policies:

  • Redirected roaming Appdata folder
  • cache local copy of profile
  • do not roam local settings with roaming profile

So I feel like all the Appdata settings required to keep these applications working after a relog are being cached locally and thus should keep working after relogging.

Could anyone shed some light on this issue? It is driving me nuts!

yagmoth555
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  • PC freezed ? I ask as the roaming save/roam the HKEY/Current User only – yagmoth555 Sep 28 '17 at 09:39
  • Thanks for your reply, yagmoth555. Nope, the PC did not freeze. This is after proper logoffs and/or shutdowns. – Kevv Sep 28 '17 at 10:28
  • Sorry, by freezed I mean change blocked on it, with app like deepfreeze – yagmoth555 Sep 28 '17 at 10:40
  • Ah like that! No we don't use any kind of configuration/tools to restore settings (or block setting changes) each time a PC reboots. – Kevv Sep 28 '17 at 10:47
  • Ok, as you use roaming I guess the user dont always log at the same pc, the bug appear if you install an app, use it on pc x and relog directly into pc x ? – yagmoth555 Sep 28 '17 at 12:04
  • Nope, it's the same PC! Which makes it even more confusing. – Kevv Sep 29 '17 at 12:50
  • The timestamp on the roaming seem ok? to be sure its able to save back to the store. Test by placing a shortcut on the desktop in worst case and check if it come back after another login – yagmoth555 Sep 29 '17 at 12:52
  • Sorry for my late response, yagmoth555. I can confirm the roaming profile synchronizes well. It's the local appdata that is not being remembered. – Kevv Oct 04 '17 at 15:49

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