Policy
Connection-specific DNS suffix
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: WindowsXP
Specifies a connection-specific DNS suffix. This policy setting supersedes local connection-specific DNS suffixes, and those configured using DHCP. To use this policy setting, click Enabled, and then enter a string value representing the DNS suffix. If you enable this policy setting, the DNS suffix that you enter will be applied to all network connections used by the DNS client. If you disable this policy setting, or if you do not configure this policy setting, the DNS client will use the local or DHCP supplied connection specific DNS suffix, if configured.
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.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
DNS suffix: ID DNS_DomainLabel | text | HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient\AdapterDomainName Type REG_SZ | None |
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