Policy
Prevent indexing certain paths
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP
If you enable this policy setting, you specify a list of paths to exclude from indexing. The user cannot enter any path that starts with one of the paths you specified. If you enable and then disable this policy setting, users can index any path not restricted by other policies, but their original list of paths to index is not restored.
Internal name
PreventIndexingCertainPaths_1
Policy ID
ba39d4a0171b
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 | Prevent Indexing Certain Paths ID PreventIndexingCertainPaths | list | None | List: standard | — |
Prevent Indexing Certain Paths
Registry mappingNone
Details
List: standard