Disallow network as backup target
- Policy ID
- DisallowNetworkAsBackupTarget
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Server
Description
This policy setting allows you to manage whether backups of a machine can run to a network share or not.
If you enable this policy setting, machine administrator/backup operator cannot use Windows Server Backup to run backups to a network share.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, there is no restriction on network share being backup target.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- NoBackupToNetworkREG_DWORD