Allow DFS roots to be published

Policy ID
PublishDfsRoots
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Shared Folders

Description

This policy setting determines whether the user can publish DFS roots in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, users can use the "Publish in Active Directory" option to publish DFS roots as shared folders in AD DS .

If you disable this policy setting, users cannot publish DFS roots in AD DS and the "Publish in Active Directory" option is disabled. Note: The default is to allow shared folders to be published when this setting is not configured.

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