You can control access to some LAN, RAS and other network connection features and properties via registry hacks. Set the DWORD of the values you choose to 0 (zero) in order to enable the restriction, while leaving it blank or deleting it to remove the restriction.
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections
Value Names:
- NC_AddRemoveComponents – Restrict add and remove network components
- NC_AdvancedSettings – Restrict changes to Advanced Settings
- NC_AllowAdvancedTCPIPConfig – Restrict changes to advanced TCPIP configuration
- NC_ChangeBindState – Restrict changes to protocol and service bindings
- NC_DeleteAllUserConnection – Restrict deletion of public RAS connections
- NC_DeleteConnection – Restrict deletion of RAS connections
- NC_DialupPrefs – Restrict changes to the Dial-up Preferences
- NC_EnableAdminProhibits – Enable Windows 2000 network connections for administrators
- NC_LanChangeProperties – Restrict access to component properties of a LAN connection
- NC_LanConnect – Restrict connecting and disconnecting a LAN connection
- NC_LanProperties – Restrict access to properties of a LAN connection
- NC_NewConnectionWizard – Disable the Network Connection wizard
- NC_RasAllUserProperties – Restrict access to properties of public RAS connections
- NC_RasChangeProperties – Restrict access to properties of a RAS connection
- NC_RasConnect – Restrict connecting and disconnecting a RAS connection
- NC_RasMyProperties – Restrict access to private RAS connection properties
- NC_RenameAllUserRasConnection – Restrict renaming of public RAS connections
- NC_RenameConnection – Restrict renaming of connections
- NC_RenameLanConnection – Restrict renaming of LAN connections
- NC_RenameMyRasConnection – Restrict renaming of private RAS connections
- NC_Statistics – Disable status statistics for an active connection
