Policy

Do not show the "local access only" network icon

Specifies whether or not the "local access only" network icon will be shown. When enabled, the icon for Internet access will be shown in the system tray even when a user is connected to a network with local access only. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the "local access only" icon will be used when a user is connected to a network with local access only.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryNetwork / Network Connections
Policy IDdb12342cd5a2
Internal nameNC_DoNotShowLocalOnlyIcon

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections\NC_DoNotShowLocalOnlyIcon (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections\NC_DoNotShowLocalOnlyIcon (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

Specifies whether or not the "local access only" network icon will be shown. When enabled, the icon for Internet access will be shown in the system tray even when a user is connected to a network with local access only. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the "local access only" icon will be used when a user is connected to a network with local access only.

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