Policy

Prohibit access to the Remote Access Preferences item on the Advanced menu

Determines whether the Remote Acccess Preferences item on the Advanced menu in Network Connections folder is enabled. The Remote Access Preferences item lets users create and change connections before logon and configure automatic dialing and callback features. If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Remote Access Preferences item is disabled for all users (including administrators). Important: If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Remote Access Preferences item is enabled for all users.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Network / Network Connections
Policy ID ff85075a75b2
Internal name NC_DialupPrefs

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections\NC_DialupPrefs (enabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections\NC_DialupPrefs (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

Determines whether the Remote Acccess Preferences item on the Advanced menu in Network Connections folder is enabled. The Remote Access Preferences item lets users create and change connections before logon and configure automatic dialing and callback features. If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), the Remote Access Preferences item is disabled for all users (including administrators). Important: If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Remote Access Preferences item is enabled for all users.

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