Prohibit enabling/disabling a LAN connection

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User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network and Dial-up Connections

Description

Determines whether users can enable and disable local area network (LAN) connections.

If you enable this policy, then double-clicking the icon has no effect, and the Enable and Disable menu items are disabled.

If you disable this policy, the Enable and Disable options for local area connections are available to users in the group. Users can enable and disable a local area connection by double-clicking the icon representing the connection, by right-clicking it, or by using the File menu.

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Administrators can still enable and disable local area connections from Device Manager.

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Users can still enable and disable local area connections from the Status page for a connection. To prevent users from displaying the Status page, disable the Prohibit viewing of status statistics for an active connection policy.