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Windows 11 Group Policy settings

3,621 settings · 25H2 · 1.0 · 29 Sep 2025

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Block NTLM Server Exception List

ComputerIntune-readyPol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList

Supported on At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11

What it does

This policy setting determines if NTLM can be used to access specified servers. If you enable this policy setting (valid only if NTLM (LM, NTLM, NTLMv2) is blocked), NTLM can be used to access servers specified. Please enter the desired servers (DNS name, IP address or NetBIOS name) in the edit box, one server name per line. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the NTLM access to servers will be determined by other settings.

What it writes

Hive
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation

In Intune

No native CSP; import the ADMX (Intune-ready).

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Block NTLM Server Exception List Multi-line text BlockNTLMServerExceptionList Any

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

State
Options used when Enabled

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation]
"BlockNTLMServerExceptionList"=hex(7):00,00,00,00


PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Block NTLM Server Exception List
# Name: Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LanmanWorkstation.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation' -Name 'BlockNTLMServerExceptionList' -PropertyType 'MultiString' -Value @()
  • The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
  • Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
  • The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: MultiText_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_LanmanWorkstation/Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList
Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Block NTLM Server Exception List
# Name: Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LanmanWorkstation.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation' -Name 'BlockNTLMServerExceptionList' -Kind 'MultiString' -Expected @()
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation\BlockNTLMServerExceptionList') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Block NTLM Server Exception List
# Name: Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: LanmanWorkstation.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation' -Name 'BlockNTLMServerExceptionList' -PropertyType 'MultiString' -Value @()

History 5 retained releases

  1. 25H2 · 1.029 Sep 2025
    • Description This policy setting determines if NTLM [removed: could][added: can] be used to access [removed: to ]specified servers. If you enable this policy setting (va[removed: il][added: li]d only if [removed: the Block ]NTLM (LM, NTLM, NTLMv2) [removed: policy ]is [removed: enabled),][added: blocked),] NTLM [removed: could][added: can] be used to access servers specified. Please enter the desired servers (DNS …
      Whole description, marked

      This policy setting determines if NTLM [removed: could][added: can] be used to access [removed: to ]specified servers. If you enable this policy setting (va[removed: il][added: li]d only if [removed: the Block ]NTLM (LM, NTLM, NTLMv2) [removed: policy ]is [removed: enabled),][added: blocked),] NTLM [removed: could][added: can] be used to access servers specified. Please enter the desired servers (DNS name, IP address or NetBIOS name) in the edit box, one server name per line. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the NTLM access to servers will be determined by other settings.

  2. 24H2 · 1.030 Sep 2024
    • Added in this release.

Template

Internal name
Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList
Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation
Template file
LanmanWorkstation.admx
Release
Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set de4e49983ebd651f…
Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList_Name)" explainText="$(string.Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList_Help)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation" name="Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList" presentation="$(presentation.Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation:Cat_LanmanWorkstation" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation:SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0" />
      <elements>
        <multiText id="MultiText_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList" valueName="BlockNTLMServerExceptionList" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="Pol_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <text>Block NTLM Server Exception List:</text>
        <multiTextBox refId="MultiText_BlockNTLMServerExceptionList" />
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation:category:Cat_LanmanWorkstation
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_LanmanWorkstation)" name="Cat_LanmanWorkstation" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:Network" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      </definition>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:Network
<category displayName="$(string.Network)" explainText="$(string.Network_Help)" name="Network" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation:category:Cat_LanmanWorkstation
<category displayName="$(string.Cat_LanmanWorkstation)" name="Cat_LanmanWorkstation" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:Network" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation:Cat_LanmanWorkstation">Lanman Workstation</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation:definition:SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0)" name="SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      </definition>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.LanmanWorkstation:SUPPORTED_Windows_Server_2025_Windows_11_0">At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:Network
<category displayName="$(string.Network)" explainText="$(string.Network_Help)" name="Network" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:Network">Network</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:Network_Help">Allows configuration of components of the operating system used by a client computer to connect to a network. This includes DNS settings and Offline Files.</string></strings>
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