Enable And Disable Offline Files In Windows 10. In this article, you will read what is the use of Windows 10 offline files, how to enable offline files in Windows 10, and how to disable offline files in Windows 10.
What Is The Use Of Windows 10 Offline Files?
Windows 10 has a great feature known as Sync Center. It synchronizes locally stored files with files stored on network servers. You can take their files anywhere and there is not to worry about unstable network connections. These synchronized files are called offline files. Read the article to know how to enable or disable offline files in Windows 10.
How To Enable Offline Files In Windows 10?
There are two methods to enable offline files in Windows 10. Have a look.
Method 1 – Using Control Panel:
To enable offline files from the Control Panel:
1.Type Control Panel in the search bar.
2.Select the appropriate option.
3.Then, click on the View By option and select Large Icons.
4.Find the Sync Center option.
5.Click on it.
6.Select the Manage offline files option, located on the left panel.
7.The Offline Files dialog will open on your screen.
8.Select the Enable offline files option.
9.You will see Disable offline files option in its place.
10.It means that Windows 10 offline files are already enabled o your computer.
11.Click on Yes if a confirmation prompt appears.
12.Then, click on Apply and OK to save the changes
13.Restart Your computer.
Method 2 – Using Registry Editor:
To enable offline files from the Registry Editor:
1.Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run utility.
2.Type regedit.
3.Press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
4.Navigate to the following Registry key:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CSC
5.Right-click on the white part in the right pane.
6.Select New> DWORD (32-bit) from the pop-up menu.
7.Name the DWORD as Start and double-click on it.
8.Change the value to 1 and click on OK.
9.Now, navigate to the following Registry key:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CscService
10.Create another Start DWORD just like above.
11.Enter the value as 2.
12.This will enable the offline files on Windows 10.
How To Disable Offline Files In Windows 10?
You can disable the offline files in Windows 10. Use the same methods as mentioned above with a few changes in them.
To disable Windows 10 offline files using Control Panel:
1.Open the Offline files dialog again.
2.Cick on the disable offline files option.
3.The offline files are already disabled if you see the Enable offline file option in its place.
To disable offline files from Registry Editor:
1.Simply change the value of the Start DWORD to 4 in the CscService key (steps 7 and 8).