Policy

Specify global DNS

This policy setting enables you to specify DNS binding behavior. NCSI by default will restrict DNS lookups to the interface it is currently probing on. If you enable this setting, NCSI will allow the DNS lookups to happen on any interface.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryNetwork / Network Connectivity Status Indicator
Policy IDba6d4b705ed3
Internal nameNCSI_GlobalDns

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator\UseGlobalDns

Policy notes

This policy setting enables you to specify DNS binding behavior. NCSI by default will restrict DNS lookups to the interface it is currently probing on. If you enable this setting, NCSI will allow the DNS lookups to happen on any interface.

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