I am attempting to redirect the ‘recent’ user shell folder. I have modified the value of HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Recent to \\server\share in an attempt to redirect My Recent Documents.
It appears that the folder redirection is successful, as the ‘recent’ directory creates on the remote server. Furthermore, if the user browses to that location, explorer.exe displays the title as ‘My Recent Documents’; however, no shortcuts are added to this directory. Initially I thought the problem was rights-related (maybe SYSTEM was attempting to write these shortcuts and the LOCAL\SYSTEM did not have access to the remote share), but after redirecting ‘recent’ to C:\Temp\%username%\recent\ the problem persists. I even went to the lengths to explicitly define EVERYONE to C:\Temp, but no dice…
There is next-to-zero documentation available online with regards to redirecting ‘My Recent Documents’. The overall goal of redirecting this user shell folder is to ensure uniformity for ‘My Recent Documents’ regardless of what Terminal Server users connect to. I am 100% sure that I am correctly configuring this folder redirection properly. I have even tried redirecting the Shell Folder ‘recent’. Please let me know if you have any recommendations. Thanks!