As you may already know, we can set up Sync settings using our Microsoft account. However, if you want to turn off sync settings for all users on Windows 11/10, you either have to create a local account or disable syncing from your Microsoft account. But this will turn your Microsoft account into a Local account. Hence, in this post, we will learn how you can disable Sync Settings in Windows for Multiple users using Group Policy Editor.
Enable, Disable Sync Setting in Windows 11/10
To enable or disable Sync Settings in Windows using the Group Policy Editor, you can follow the instructions given below.
Log into Windows as an administrator
Run gpedit.msc and then hit Enter.
This will open up a Local Group Policy Editor.
Navigate to the following location
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components
In the left pane look for the ‘Sync your settings’ option.
Next, select the option and you will notice a list of group policies in the right pane like (Do not sync passwords, Do not sync App settings’, Do not Sync browser Settings, etc).
Adjacent to these options you will find the ‘Edit policy setting’ option.
Double-click on the option to open its settings panel.
A new window will show up on your computer screen, from where you will be able to change the policy setting.
Under it, you will find 3 options: Not Configured, Enabled, and Disabled. Choose ‘Enabled’ from the list and click on ‘OK’. If you would like to know the effect of each option, select the individual option and read its description in the ‘Help’ section.
Likewise, change the policy settings of other items, belonging to the ‘Sync your settings’ group.
After you have disabled all the sync-related policy settings, other PC users will be unable to change the sync settings from the PC Settings window.
To enable it back, you have to choose the Not Configured option.
Hope you found the post useful!
How do I turn off sync settings?
If you don’t want to sync your settings in Windows 11, you can go to Settings > Accounts > Windows backup, and then disable the Remember my preferences toggle. In case, you just want Windows not to sync a few of the Settings, click on the arrow next to Remember my preferences and untick those. However, if you wish to disable Sync settings for all multiple users, check out the steps mentioned earlier.
Read: How to Stop, Resume or Pause OneDrive Syncing in Windows 11/10
How do I stop Windows from syncing across devices?
You can disable the Remember my preferences option to stop Windows from syncing across devices. For that, go to Settings > Accounts > Windows backup. To stop Windows devices from syncing for all the users, you need to use Group Policy Editor, we have mentioned the steps to do the same earlier.
Also Read: Stop Cloud Backup in Windows 11.
