NC_LanChangeProperties

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0 | 1 1

Description

Determines whether users can change the properties of components used by a local area connection.

This entry stores the setting of the Enable access to properties of components of a LAN connection 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 1.

Value Meaning
0 The policy is disabled.The Properties button is disabled.
1 (or not in registry) The policy is enabled or not configured. The Properties button is enabled.

The Properties button opens the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, which includes a list of the network components that the connection uses. To view or change the properties of a component, click the name of the component, and then click the Properties button beneath the component list.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Enable access to properties of components of a LAN connection policy (User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network and Dial-up Connections).

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Not all network components have configurable properties. For components that are not configurable, the Properties button is always disabled.

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For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000 Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.

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