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Configure Ini Files preference extension policy processing: registry value NoSlowLink and 3 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}

Policy ID
CSE_IniFiles
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
System › Group Policy

Registry

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REG_SZComputer
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB} Current key
Enabled value
Ini Files Policy Processing
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Enabled
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}]
@="Ini Files Policy Processing"
CMD · Enabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "Ini Files Policy Processing" /f
PowerShell · Enabled
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name '(default)' -Value 'Ini Files Policy Processing'

NoSlowLink

REG_DWORDComputer
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB} Current key
Checked
0
Unchecked
1
Element
Allow processing across a slow network connection
Value type
REG_DWORD
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.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}]

; Options (use only one)
; Checked
"NoSlowLink"=dword:00000000
; Unchecked
"NoSlowLink"=dword:00000001
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "NoSlowLink" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "NoSlowLink" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'NoSlowLink' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'NoSlowLink' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null

NoBackgroundPolicy

REG_DWORDComputer
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB} Current key
Checked
1
Unchecked
0
Element
Do not apply during periodic background processing
Value type
REG_DWORD
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.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}]

; Options (use only one)
; Checked
"NoBackgroundPolicy"=dword:00000001
; Unchecked
"NoBackgroundPolicy"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "NoBackgroundPolicy" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "NoBackgroundPolicy" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'NoBackgroundPolicy' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'NoBackgroundPolicy' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null

NoGPOListChanges

REG_DWORDComputer
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB} Current key
Checked
0
Unchecked
1
Element
Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed
Value type
REG_DWORD
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.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}]

; Options (use only one)
; Checked
"NoGPOListChanges"=dword:00000000
; Unchecked
"NoGPOListChanges"=dword:00000001
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "NoGPOListChanges" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "NoGPOListChanges" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'NoGPOListChanges' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'NoGPOListChanges' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null

BackgroundPriorityLevel

REG_DWORDComputer
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB} Current key
Enabled value
Depends on the option value
Element
Background priority
Options
ItemStored value
Normal3
Below Normal2
Lowest1
Idle0
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.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}]

; Options (use only one)
; Normal
"BackgroundPriorityLevel"=dword:00000003
; Below Normal
"BackgroundPriorityLevel"=dword:00000002
; Lowest
"BackgroundPriorityLevel"=dword:00000001
; Idle
"BackgroundPriorityLevel"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Normal
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "BackgroundPriorityLevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
:: Below Normal
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "BackgroundPriorityLevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
:: Lowest
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "BackgroundPriorityLevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Idle
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}" /v "BackgroundPriorityLevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Normal
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'BackgroundPriorityLevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 3 -Force | Out-Null
# Below Normal
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'BackgroundPriorityLevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null
# Lowest
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'BackgroundPriorityLevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Idle
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{74EE6C03-5363-4554-B161-627540339CAB}' -Name 'BackgroundPriorityLevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null