Policy
Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards
Windows 11 25H2
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 prohibits access to Windows Connect Now (WCN) wizards. If you enable this policy setting, the wizards are turned off and users have no access to any of the wizard tasks. All the configuration related tasks, including "Set up a wireless router or access point" and "Add a wireless device" are disabled. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can access the wizard tasks, including "Set up a wireless router or access point" and "Add a wireless device." The default for this policy setting allows users to access all WCN wizards.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WCN\UI\DisableWcnUi | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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