UE-V is the Microsoft solution from the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) that captures some custom settings and tweaks and stores them in a container. A lot of the functionality around UE-V is in application settings. So when users modify the default settings of, say, Microsoft Word, UE-V will capture that and make sure the changes follow the user.

It's pretty nifty and has come a long way. There were some concerns based on the potential performance impact of the UE-V agent (especially in VDI environments), but those have largely been addressed in consecutive iterations of the product. UE-V matter can fill a book, but suffice it to say that UE-V is a settings container agent for end users.

Admittedly, this configuration has some overhead associated with it. It is not a setup-and-go sort of install. Some thought needs to go into how it is used, and what it is going to capture, especially when the enterprise looks to capture custom application settings with the UE-V agent.

MBAM (BitLocker Administration) is another tool that helps with storing the BitLocker recovery keys in Active Directory or other escrow areas.