Friendly Name: registry value FriendlyNameComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityAssistant

Policy ID: FriendlyName
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 › DirectAccess Client Experience Settings

Registry

FriendlyName

REG_SZComputer

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityAssistant Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Friendly Name
Value type: REG_SZ
Required: true
Maximum length: 50

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityAssistant]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"FriendlyName"="<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\NetworkConnectivityAssistant" /v "FriendlyName" /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\NetworkConnectivityAssistant' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityAssistant' -Name 'FriendlyName' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null