Policy
Enable access-denied assistance on client for all file types
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This Group Policy Setting should be set on Windows clients to enable access-denied assistance for all file types
Internal name
EnableShellAccessCheck
Policy ID
24d6740f34ec
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\EnableShellExecuteFileStreamCheck | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
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