Do not show the "local access only" network icon
- Policy ID
- NC_DoNotShowLocalOnlyIcon
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Network › Network Connections
Description
Specifies whether or not the "local access only" network icon will be shown.
When enabled, the icon for Internet access will be shown in the system tray even when a user is connected to a network with local access only.
If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the "local access only" icon will be used when a user is connected to a network with local access only.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- NC_DoNotShowLocalOnlyIconREG_DWORD