Allow shared folders to be published
- Policy ID
- PublishSharedFolders
- 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 shared folders 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 in the Shared Folders snap-in to publish shared folders in AD DS.
If you disable this policy setting, users cannot publish shared folders 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.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- PublishSharedFoldersREG_DWORD