Microsoft.Policies.NCSI• Machine

Specify global DNS

This policy setting enables you to specify DNS binding behavior. NCSI by default will restrict DNS lookups to the interface it is currently probing on. If you enable this setting, NCSI will allow the DNS lookups to happen on any interface.

Policy Details

Policy Name: NCSI_GlobalDns
Registry Key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetworkConnectivityStatusIndicator
Supported On: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1709
OMA-URI (CSP): ADMX_NCSI/NCSI_GlobalDns

OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202
CSP Version:10.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite

Allowed Editions:
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Available Languages: en-us

Configuration Elements

The following checkbox disables interface binding when doing DNS lookups in NCSI. This can enable NCSI to work better with special network configurations, like a DNS server running on localhost.

Use global DNS

Type: boolean

True:1

False:0