Policy
Mandate the minimum version of SMB
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11, WindowsServer2022
This policy controls the minimum version of SMB protocol Note: This group policy does not prevent use of SMB 1 if that component is still installed and enabled.
Internal name
Pol_MinSmb2Dialect
Policy ID
7b4ba42383f1
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.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Version: ID MinSmb2Dialect | enum | HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer\MinSmb2Dialect Type REG_DWORD | Options: SMB 2.0.2 (514), SMB 2.1.0 (528), SMB 3.0.0 (768), SMB 3.0.2 (770), SMB 3.1.1 (785) |
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