Platform: Windows 10 Pro x64
Domain Functional Level: 2016
I am having an issue with Slow-Link Mode for Offline Files. I have set the below group policy to disabled:
- Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files\Configure slow-link mode
Which means that a folder should never go in to Slow-Link mode while connected to a network share/resource. I only want the share/resource to go to Slow-Link mode (Work Offline / Offline Files) if the share/resource is inaccessible, not with a slow latency/connection.
However I see the following log in the Event Viewer (Applications and Services\Microsoft\Windows\ Offline Files\Operational):
Event ID= 1004
Description: Path \server\share$ transitioned to slow link with latency = 81 and bandwidth = 258888
A folder that is not synchronized for offline use has a grey X on it so when I try to open the folder, it says
- "This file is currently not available for use on this computer."
I have also tried using the registry editor to add the Key and DWORD value with no success (supposedly only confirmed to apply up to Windows 8).
HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCacheSlowLinkEnabled
REG_DWORD = 0
I can manually remove the "Work Offline" flag when I'm in the folder, but I don't want to make users do this, as it should never work offline unless there is NO network connectivity.
The network latency is only for users connected to VPN working from home, so as I understand Windows default value for transitioning to Slow-Link mode is 35ms round-trip latency, and the users go up to 100ms round-trip latency on VPN.
Also, I have made nearly all the same configurations as in this article: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/ca9921e5-3fb8-41dd-b46e-eb4cf3f74a2d/on-slow-connections-automatically-work-offline-uncheck?forum=win10itpronetworking
Any suggestions or has anyone configured a similar scenario for Windows 10 environment?