Policy

Disable changing connection settings

Prevents users from changing dial-up settings. If you enable this policy, the Settings button on the Connections tab in the Internet Options dialog box appears dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can change their settings for dial-up connections. If you set the "Disable the Connections page" policy (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel), you do not need to set this policy, because the "Disable the Connections page" policy removes the Connections tab from the interface.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer
Policy ID 8e59b1d6b8da
Internal name RestrictConnectionSettings_2

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\Connection Settings (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel\Connwiz Admin Lock (enabled) = 1

Policy notes

Prevents users from changing dial-up settings. If you enable this policy, the Settings button on the Connections tab in the Internet Options dialog box appears dimmed. If you disable this policy or do not configure it, users can change their settings for dial-up connections. If you set the "Disable the Connections page" policy (located in \User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Internet Control Panel), you do not need to set this policy, because the "Disable the Connections page" policy removes the Connections tab from the interface.

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