Microsoft User Experience Virtualization VS ShellNewHandler

• Consistency Across Devices
  UE-V ensures that a user's settings and preferences are consistent across multiple devices. This improves user experience as they have the same environment on any device they access.
• Simplified User Profile Management
  By storing settings separately from the profile, UE-V simplifies the management task and reduces the amount of data transferred during profile migration, making login and logout processes faster.
• Efficiency in Roaming Scenarios
  For organizations with users who frequently switch between different computers, UE-V provides a solution for maintaining personalized settings without the need for complete profile transfers.
• Reduced Downtime
  By leveraging a settings synchronization mechanism, UE-V can reduce the downtime associated with configuring new devices, leading to increased productivity.
• Application and OS Version Independence
  UE-V works independently of the application versions and Windows OS editions, ensuring settings can be retained even when software is upgraded.

Possible disadvantages

• Initial Setup Complexity
  Setting up UE-V can be complex, requiring appropriate infrastructure like a settings storage location, and may demand IT administrative effort to configure templates for applications.
• Limited Applicability
  UE-V primarily focuses on settings and does not address the full spectrum of data or application management, which may limit its role in broader enterprise IT strategies.
• Network Dependency
  The effectiveness of UE-V can be impacted by network issues because synchronization of settings relies on connectivity to a central storage location.
• Potential Synchronization Issues
  Like any synchronization tool, UE-V may face challenges such as conflicts or errors when different settings are applied across devices, requiring intervention to resolve.
• Additional Overhead
  The implementation of UE-V involves additional infrastructure and maintenance overhead, which could be a consideration for small organizations with limited IT resources.

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• Backing up bookmarks in Chrome and FireFox

  How has no one suggested UE-V and syncing the preferences to onedrive? Is it really that obscure? Deployed this across the last 3 orgs I've worked at and everyone thinks it's magic lol. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Deploying PS Script as a Win32 app in Intune, how to hide Powershell Window?

  Why not leverage UE-V and Onedrive? (If you have an enterprise OS) Https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/ue-v/uev-for-windows. Source: about 4 years ago

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  Use Shell New Handler. Run the portable app and simply untick the items you don't want to appear in your new context menu. Source: about 4 years ago

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