Policy
Hardened UNC Paths
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, WindowsVista
This policy setting configures secure access to UNC paths. If you enable this policy, Windows only allows access to the specified UNC paths after fulfilling additional security requirements.
Internal name
Pol_HardenedPaths
Policy ID
02ce1be1b017
Elements
1
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 | Hardened UNC Paths: ID Pol_HardenedPaths | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths Value name User-defined names Type REG_SZ | List: additive, explicit value |
Hardened UNC Paths:
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths
Value name
User-defined names
Type
REG_SZ
Details
List: additive, explicit value