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Disallow network as backup target

This policy setting allows you to manage whether backups of a machine can run to a network share or not. If you enable this policy setting, machine administrator/backup operator cannot use Windows Server Backup to run backups to a network share. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, there is no restriction on network share being backup target.

Policy Details

Policy Name
DisallowNetworkAsBackupTarget
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Backup\Server
Value Name
NoBackupToNetwork
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2008
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us