Before deploying UE-V, you first should prepare the environment for the deployment. This includes the following steps:
1. Configure the settings storage location where UE-V will store settings packages, which are the settings that will be synchronized between computers. This can be either the user home directory, if you have it configured in AD DS, or the network share that is available from each computer. If the user home directory is to be used as the settings storage location, you should ensure
that the user has the home folder configured and that it is set on the Profile page of the user properties in Active Directory Users and Computers. If a network share is to be used as the settings storage location, you should create and share the folder with the permissions shown in the following tables.
Account Share permissions
Administrators Full Control
Security group of UE-V users Full Control
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Account File permissions Apply to
Administrators Full Control This folder, subfolders, and files
Creator/owner Full Control Subfolders and files only
Security group of UE-V users List Folder/Read Data,
Create Folders/Append Data This folder only You can configure the UE-V agent with the settings storage location by using an installation parameter, a Windows PowerShell cmdlet, or Group Policy settings. If users have a home directory defined and you configure a network share as the settings storage location, UE-V will store settings packages on a network share, and not in the user home directory.
2. Configure the settings template catalog. The settings template catalog is not required, and it will be used only if you want to use UE-V to synchronize additional application settings in addition to the ones that are provided by default. The settings template catalog is a network share where custom settings location templates are stored. If your UE-V deployment will use the settings template catalog, you should create and share a folder with the permissions shown in the following tables.
Account Share permissions
Everyone No permissions
Domain computers Read permission
Administrators Read/write permission
Account File permissions Apply to
Creator/owner Full Control This folder, subfolders, and files Domain computers List Folder Contents and Read This folder, subfolders, and files
Everyone No Permissions
Administrators Full Control
You can configure the UE-V agent with the settings template catalog location by using an installation parameter, a Windows PowerShell cmdlet, or Group Policy settings.
3. Add UE-V Group Policy administrative templates. You can configure UE-V by using Group Policy, but before doing so, you must add UE-V administrative templates, which are .admx and .adml files, to the appropriate location. This could be either the local %SystemRoot%\PolicyDefinitions folder on each computer from where you will configure Group Policy, or the central store on the domain controller,
%SystemRoot%\SYSVOL\domain\Policies\PolicyDefinitions, if your domain environment is configured to use it. After you copy UE-V Group Policy administrative templates to this location, the Microsoft User Experience Virtualization node appears under Policies\Administrative Templates
\Windows Components in the Computer Configuration and User Configuration parts of Group Policy settings.
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Administrative Templates download page http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=378225&clcid=0x409
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Question: What must you do before you can use Group Policy to configure UE-V?
Deploying UE-V
You must install the UE-V agent on each computer that will use UE-V to synchronize settings. The UE-V installation file supports various command-line parameters such as SettingStoragePath,
SettingsTemplateCatalogPath, and SyncMethod, which you can use for initial UE-V configuration.
All command-line parameters are documented in the UE-V administrator's guide on the Microsoft TechNet website.
You can deploy the UE-V agent by using almost any software or operating system deployment tool, such as manual installation or Group Policy,
or by including it in the standard desktop image. The following table lists various deployment methods and when to use them.
Method Use this method when
Group Policy • You deployed software already by using Group Policy.
• You want to deploy the UE-V agent to existing computers.
• You want to deploy the UE-V agent after operating system images are deployed.
• You are configuring the UE-V agent by using Group Policy and not by using command-line options.
• Computers have high-speed, persistent connections to the shared folder containing the installation files.
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012
• You use the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) for operating system deployment.
• You want to deploy the UE-V agent as part of an operating system deployment.
Windows Intune™ • You used Windows Intune already for client management.
• You want to deploy the UE-V agent without requiring additional infrastructure.
• You have computers in multiple locations with limited connectivity between locations.
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
• You used System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager already for application and operating system deployment.
• You want to use one deployment tool to deploy the UE-V agent to existing computers and during operating system deployment.
• Computers have high-speed, persistent connections to the distribution points where the UE-V agent installation files are located.
• You want to manage and maintain your application deployments centrally.
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Method Use this method when
Scripted installation • You want to script the installation as part of an operating system installation, and you are not using MDT or System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.
• You want to deploy the UE-V agent by using a third-party Electronic Software Distribution system.
• Computers might not have high-speed, persistent connections to the enterprise network, and installation from local media is required.
After the UE-V agent is installed, you must restart the computer to make the UE-V agent operational.
After the installation, a new service named User Experience Virtualization is installed. Also, the following six scheduled tasks are added:
• Collect CEIP data
• Monitor Application Settings
• Sync Controller Application
• Synchronize Settings at Logoff
• Template Auto Update
• Upload CEIP data
These tasks periodically synchronize the local cache with the settings storage location, check for
updates in the UE-V settings location templates, and upload data if you joined the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). UE-V agent installation also installs the Company Settings Center, which you can use to control what settings UE-V should synchronize, to trigger the synchronization manually, and to view the synchronization status of UE-V.
Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 1.0 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=378226&clcid=0x409
Question: Where can users see UE-V synchronization status and manually trigger UE-V synchronization?