Policy

No Computers Near Me in Network Locations

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > File Explorer
Supported onWindows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to remove computers in the user's workgroup and domain from lists of network resources in File Explorer and Network Locations. If you enable this policy setting, the system removes the "Computers Near Me" option and the icons representing nearby computers from Network Locations. This policy setting also removes these icons from the Map Network Drive browser. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, computers in the user's workgroup and domain appear in lists of network resources in File Explorer and Network Locations. This policy setting does not prevent users from connecting to computers in their workgroup or domain by other commonly used methods, such as typing the share name in the Run dialog box or the Map Network Drive dialog box. To remove network computers from lists of network resources, use the "No Entire Network in Network Locations" policy setting.

Internal name
NoWorkgroupContents
Policy ID
6b3bcee40596
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoComputersNearMeREG_DWORD
1
0

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