Policy
Friendly Name
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
Specifies the string that appears for DirectAccess connectivity when the user clicks the Networking notification area icon. For example, you can specify “Contoso Intranet Access” for the DirectAccess clients of the Contoso Corporation. If this setting is not configured, the string that appears for DirectAccess connectivity is “Corporate Connection”.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Friendly Name ID FriendlyName_Control | text | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityAssistant Value name FriendlyName Type REG_SZ | None |