Client-side Extension Preferences

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The values that the client-side extension puts in the registry are preferences as opposed to Group Policy settings. However, if you decide that the client-side extension should run across a slow link, regardless of the amount of data, you can enable these policies.

All MMC snap-ins register themselves in the following location in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\SnapIns\{ Snap-in-GUID }

REG_SZ entry names follow:

  • About

  • NameString

  • NodeType

  • Provider

  • Version

In addition to the location mentioned earlier, Group Policy Client Side Extensions also register themselves in the following location in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GPExtensions\{CSE-GUID}

Possible REG_DWORD value names are as follows:

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The REG_DWORD value names listed here are informational only. It is recommended that you do not change these.

  • EnableAsynchronousProcessing

  • LastPolicyTime

  • MaxNoGPOListChangesInterval

  • NoBackgroundPolicy

  • NoGPOListChanges

  • NoMachinePolicy

  • NoSlowLink

  • NoUserPolicy

  • NotifyLinkTransition

  • PerUserLocalSettings

  • PrevSlowLink

  • RequiresSucessfulRegistry

  • Status

  • This possible REG_SZ entry name

  • ProcessGroupPolicy

  • This REG_EXPAND_SZ entry name

  • DllName

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LastPolicyTime and Status are set automatically by the Group Policy engine, not by the client-side extensions.