Network Options Policy Processing

Network Options Policy Client-Side Extension (CSE) policy processing settings.

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2
Allow processing across a slow network connection
Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{3A0DBA37-F8B2-4356-83DE-3E90BD5C261F}
Value NameNoSlowLink
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Default Value0
True Value0
False Value1
Do not apply during periodic background processing
Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{3A0DBA37-F8B2-4356-83DE-3E90BD5C261F}
Value NameNoBackgroundPolicy
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Default Value0
True Value1
False Value0
Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed
Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{3A0DBA37-F8B2-4356-83DE-3E90BD5C261F}
Value NameNoGPOListChanges
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Default Value0
True Value0
False Value1
Background priority


  1. Normal
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{3A0DBA37-F8B2-4356-83DE-3E90BD5C261F}
    Value NameBackgroundPriorityLevel
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value3
  2. Below Normal
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{3A0DBA37-F8B2-4356-83DE-3E90BD5C261F}
    Value NameBackgroundPriorityLevel
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value2
  3. Lowest
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{3A0DBA37-F8B2-4356-83DE-3E90BD5C261F}
    Value NameBackgroundPriorityLevel
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value1
  4. Idle
    Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Group Policy\{3A0DBA37-F8B2-4356-83DE-3E90BD5C261F}
    Value NameBackgroundPriorityLevel
    Value TypeREG_DWORD
    Value0


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