Policy

Connection-specific DNS suffix

Specifies a connection-specific DNS suffix. This policy setting supersedes local connection-specific DNS suffixes, and those configured using DHCP. To use this policy setting, click Enabled, and then enter a string value representing the DNS suffix. If you enable this policy setting, the DNS suffix that you enter will be applied to all network connections used by the DNS client. If you disable this policy setting, or if you do not configure this policy setting, the DNS client will use the local or DHCP supplied connection specific DNS suffix, if configured.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Network / DNS Client
Policy ID ac1ba4546b16
Internal name DNS_Domain

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient\AdapterDomainName

Policy notes

Specifies a connection-specific DNS suffix. This policy setting supersedes local connection-specific DNS suffixes, and those configured using DHCP. To use this policy setting, click Enabled, and then enter a string value representing the DNS suffix. If you enable this policy setting, the DNS suffix that you enter will be applied to all network connections used by the DNS client. If you disable this policy setting, or if you do not configure this policy setting, the DNS client will use the local or DHCP supplied connection specific DNS suffix, if configured.

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