NC_ShowSharedAccessUI
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections
Data type |
Range |
Default value |
|---|---|---|
REG_DWORD |
0 | 1 |
0 |
Description
Determines whether administrators can enable, disable, and configure the Connection Sharing feature of local area network (LAN) or dial-up (remote access) connections.
This entry stores the setting of the Prohibit configuration of connection sharing Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy, Group Policy sets the value to 0. If you set the policy to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the entry from the registry, and the system behaves as though the value is 0.
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
0 (or not in the registry) |
The policy is disabled or not configured. The system displays the Sharing tab and the Internet Connection Sharing wizard page. |
1 |
The policy is enabled. The system removes the Sharing tab from the Properties dialog box for a LAN or dial-up connection. On Windows 2000 Server, it also removes the Internet Connection Sharing page from the Network Connection wizard. This page is available only in Windows 2000 Server. |
Connection Sharing lets a user configure the system as an Internet gateway for a small network. It provides network services, such as name resolution, to the network.
By default, Internet Connection Sharing is disabled when you create a dial-up connection, but administrators can use the Sharing tab and the Internet Connection Sharing wizard page to enable it.
Change method
To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Allow configuration of connection sharing Group Policy (User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network and Dial-up Connections).
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Note
This entry can appear in both the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtrees. If the entry appears in both places, the entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE takes precedence over the entry in HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
LAN Connection Sharing is available only when two or more network interfaces are present.
Non-administrators are already prohibited from configuring Connection Sharing regardless of the value of this entry.
This policy was documented incorrectly on the Explain tab in Group Policy for Windows 2000. The Explain tab misstates the name of the Sharing tab.
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Tip
For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Windows 2000 Resource Kit Group Policy Reference.
For general information about Group Policy, see Windows 2000 Server Help or Windows 2000 Professional Help.
To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Registry Table .
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