Restrict Internet communication
- Policy ID
- InternetManagement_RestrictCommunication_2
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Internet Communication Management
Description
This policy setting specifies whether Windows can access the Internet to accomplish tasks that require Internet resources.
If you enable this setting, all of the the policy settings listed in the "Internet Communication settings" section are set such that their respective features cannot access the Internet.
If you disable this policy setting, all of the the policy settings listed in the "Internet Communication settings" section are set such that their respective features can access the Internet.
If you do not configure this policy setting, all of the the policy settings in the "Internet Communication settings" section are set to not configured.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- RestrictCommunicationREG_DWORD
- NoPublishingWizardREG_DWORD
- NoWebServicesREG_DWORD
- NoOnlinePrintsWizardREG_DWORD
- NoInternetOpenWithREG_DWORD
- NoGenTicketREG_DWORD
- AllowWindowsEntitlementReactivationREG_DWORD
- CEIPREG_DWORD
- HeadlinesREG_DWORD
- MicrosoftKBSearchREG_DWORD
- DoReportREG_DWORD
- DisabledREG_DWORD
- ExitOnMSICWREG_DWORD
- MicrosoftEventVwrDisableLinksREG_DWORD
- DisableRootAutoUpdateREG_DWORD
- NoRegistrationREG_DWORD
- DisableContentFileUpdatesREG_DWORD
- DisableHTTPPrintingREG_DWORD
- DisableWebPnPDownloadREG_DWORD
- DontSearchWindowsUpdateREG_DWORD
- DisableWindowsUpdateAccessREG_DWORD
- PreventHandwritingErrorReportsREG_DWORD
- PreventHandwritingDataSharingREG_DWORD
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMovieMaker
- WebHelpREG_DWORD
- CodecDownloadREG_DWORD
- WebPublishREG_DWORD
- CEIPEnableREG_DWORD
- NoActiveProbeREG_DWORD
- NoAutoUpdateREG_DWORD