Enables group policy for the WNS FQDN: registry value WnsEndpointComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications

Policy ID: WnsEndpoint_Policy
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Start Menu and Taskbar › Notifications

Registry

WnsEndpoint

REG_SZComputer

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: FQDN for WNS
Value type: REG_SZ

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"WnsEndpoint"="<enter value>"

CMD

:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications" /v "WnsEndpoint" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications' -Name 'WnsEndpoint' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null