Policy
Hide Active Directory folder
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows2000
Hides the Active Directory folder in Network Locations. The Active Directory folder displays Active Directory objects in a browse window. If you enable this setting, the Active Directory folder does not appear in the Network Locations folder. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Active Directory folder appears in the Network Locations folder. This setting is designed to let users search Active Directory but not tempt them to casually browse Active Directory.
Internal name
AD_HideDirectoryFolder
Policy ID
42bedc5917b9
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Directory UI Value name HideDirectoryFolder | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Directory UI
Value name
HideDirectoryFolder
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.