Policy
Enable remote mailslots
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11, WindowsServer2025
This policy controls whether the SMB server will enable or disable remote mailslots over the computer browser service. If you disable this policy setting, the computer browser service will no longer run as expected. If you do not configure this policy setting, the computer browser may still be working with remote mailslots enabled. Note: This policy requires a Windows reboot to take effect.
Internal name
Pol_EnableMailslots
Policy ID
eb0a8a34a52c
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Bowser Value name EnableMailslots | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Bowser
Value name
EnableMailslots
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.