Hardened UNC Paths: registry value Pol_HardenedPathsComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths

Policy ID: Pol_HardenedPaths
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Vista
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Network › Network Provider

Registry

(list values)

REG_SZComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Hardened UNC Paths:
Value type: REG_SZ
Add to existing value: true
Explicit value name: true

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths]
"<enter name>"="<enter value>"

CMD

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths" /v "<enter name>" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f

PowerShell

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkProvider\HardenedPaths' -Name '<enter name>' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null