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
