Global Preferences
.GlobalPreferences
The payload to configure global preferences.
macOS 10.7+
Apple schemaNot available with User Enrollment · Only one instance per profile
2 of 8 settings are available in the Intune Settings Catalog. The remaining settings require a custom .mobileconfig profile.
DDM recommended — 2 of 8 settings support Declarative Device Management. In Intune use Settings Catalog → Declarative Device Management.
Configuration Keys (8)
| Key | Type | Description | Default | Range | DDM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auto LogOut Delay | real | The 'autologout' delay, in seconds. A value of '0' means 'autologout' is off. In some cases, this delay may be restricted to values between 5 minutes and 24 hours. | Default: — | Range: 0 – 86400 | |
MultipleSessionEnabledbooleanEnable Fast User Switching | boolean | If 'false', disables fast user switching. | Default: true | Range: — | |
CSUIDisable32BitWarningbooleanHide 32-bit App Compatibility Alert | boolean | Hides the one-time alert shown when opening a 32-bit application. | Default: false | Range: — | |
Save New Documents to iCloud | boolean | If set to false, applications won't default to save to iCloud. | Default: true | Range: — | |
AppleShowScrollBarsstringShow Scroll Bars | string | When should the scroll bars be shown? | Default: "Automatic" | Range: Automatically based on mouse or trackpad (Automatic), When scrolling (WhenScrolling), Always (Always) | |
AppleShowAllExtensionsbooleanShow all filename extensions | boolean | Enable to forcibly show all file extensions in Finder. | Default: false | Range: — | |
TSMLanguageIndicatorEnabledintegerEnable Language Indicator | integer | If enabled, a language indicator pops up next to the text cursor throughout the system when the user is editing text. | Default: 1 | Range: — | |
NSMenuEnableActionImagesbooleanEnable Menu Item Icons | boolean | If 'false', menu item icons added in macOS Tahoe (26.0) are removed. | Default: true | Range: — |