Windows 11: 23H2 · 1.0 to 25H2 · 1.0

Specifies the minimum [added: total ]RAM size in GB required to use [removed: Peer Caching. For example if the minimum set is 1 GB, then devices with 1 GB or higher available RAM will be allowed to use Peer caching. Recommended values: 1 GB to 4 GB.][added: P2P.]

Specifies the maximum [removed: total ]bytes in GB that Delivery Optimization is allowed to upload to Internet peers in each calendar month.[removed: The value 0 (zero) means "unlimited"; No monthly upload limit is applied if 0 is set.]

Specifies the maximum background download bandwidth that Delivery Optimization uses across all concurrent download activities as a percentage of available download bandwidth.[removed: The default value 0 (zero) means that Delivery Optimization dynamically adjusts to use the available bandwidth for background downloads.]

Specifies if the DNS client would use the DDR protocol. The Discovery of Designated Resolvers (DDR) protocol allows Windows to move from unencrypted DNS to encrypted DNS when only the IP address of a resolver is known. If you enable this policy, the DNS client will use the DDR protocol. If you disable this policy setting, or if you do not configure this policy setting, [removed: computers][added: the DNS client] will use locally configured settings.

Specifies the maximum foreground download bandwidth that Delivery Optimization uses across all concurrent download activities as a percentage of available download bandwidth.[removed: The default value 0 (zero) means that Delivery Optimization dynamically adjusts to use the available bandwidth for foreground downloads.]

Specifies if the DNS client will perform name resolution over [removed: DNS over HTTPS (DoH).][added: encrypted protocols.] By default, the DNS client will do classic DNS name resolution (over UDP or [removed: TCP).][added: TCP port 53).] This setting can enhance the DNS client to use [removed: DoH protocol][added: encrypted protocols] to resolve domain names. To use this policy setting, click Enabled, and then select one of the following options from the drop-down list: Prohibit [removed: DoH: No DoH][added: encryption: no encrypted] name resolution will be performed. Allow [removed: DoH: Perform DoH queries][added: encryption: Use encrypted name resolution] if the configured [removed: DNS ]servers support it. If they don't support it, try classic name resolution. Require [removed: DoH:][added: encryption:] Allow only [removed: DoH][added: encrypted] name resolution. If there are no [removed: DoH capable ][added: configured ]DNS servers [removed: configured,][added: that handle encryption,] name resolution will fail. [added: In addition to the generic encryption policy, additional policies can be configured at the individual protocol level. For example, in order to force DoT name resolution only, a combination of "Require encryption" and "Block DoH" would be needed (vice versa to force DoH). For the example above, it is the admin's responsibility to ensure that if DoT is forced, there are valid DoT servers configured on the machine (vice versa for DoH). ]If you disable this policy setting, or if you do not configure this policy setting, [removed: computers][added: the DNS client] will use locally configured settings. DDR (Discovery of Designated Resolvers) plaintext traffic [removed: is][added: will be] allowed as it is necessary for auto-discovering [removed: DoH][added: encryption] settings.

[removed: Set this policy ][added: Specifies ]to restrict peer selection [removed: via][added: using the] selected [removed: option. Options available are: ][added: method, in addition to the DownloadMode policy. ]0 = [removed: NAT.][added: None] 1 = Subnet mask[removed: .] 2 = Local discovery [removed: (DNS-SD). The default value has changed from 0 (no restriction) to 1 (restrict to the subnet). These options apply to both Download Mode LAN (1) and Group (2).][added: (DNS-SD)]

This policy setting allows you to prevent Windows from [removed: retrieving device metadata from the Internet. ][added: downloading applications associated with device metadata. ]If you enable this policy setting, Windows does not [removed: retrieve][added: download applications associated with] device metadata for installed [removed: devices from the Internet. ][added: devices. ]This policy setting overrides the setting in the Device Installation Settings dialog box (Control Panel > System and Security > System > Advanced System Settings > Hardware tab). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the setting in the Device Installation Settings dialog box controls whether Windows [removed: retrieves device metadata from the Internet.][added: downloads applications associated with device metadata.]