Prohibit deletion of remote access connections

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows2000, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

Determines whether users can delete remote access connections. If you enable this setting (and enable the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" setting), users (including administrators) cannot delete any remote access connections. This setting also disables the Delete option on the context menu for a remote access connection and on the File menu in the Network Connections folder. Important: If the "Enable Network Connections settings for Administrators" is disabled or not configured, this setting will not apply to administrators on post-Windows 2000 computers. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, all users can delete their private remote access connections. Private connections are those that are available only to one user. (By default, only Administrators and Network Configuration Operators can delete connections available to all users, but you can change the default by using the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting.) Important: When enabled, this setting takes precedence over the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting. Users cannot delete any remote access connections, and the "Ability to delete all user remote access connections" setting is ignored. Note: LAN connections are created and deleted automatically when a LAN adapter is installed or removed. You cannot use the Network Connections folder to create or delete a LAN connection. Note: This setting does not prevent users from using other programs, such as Internet Explorer, to bypass this setting.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• User
  Ability to change properties of an all user remote access connection

  At least Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
• User
  Ability to delete all user remote access connections

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• User
  Ability to Enable/Disable a LAN connection

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• User
  Ability to rename all user remote access connections

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• User
  Ability to rename LAN connections

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• User
  Ability to rename LAN connections or remote access connections available to all users

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only
• Computer
  Do not show the "local access only" network icon

  At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
• User
  Enable Windows 2000 Network Connections settings for Administrators

  Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
• User
  Prohibit access to properties of a LAN connection

  At least Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
• User
  Prohibit access to properties of components of a LAN connection

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only
• User
  Prohibit access to properties of components of a remote access connection

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only
• User
  Prohibit access to the Advanced Settings item on the Advanced menu

  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 operating systems only