Selectively allow the evaluation of a symbolic link
Symbolic links can introduce vulnerabilities in certain applications. To mitigate this issue, you can selectively enable or disable the evaluation of these types of symbolic links:
Local Link to a Local Target
Local Link to a Remote Target
Remote Link to Remote Target
Remote Link to Local Target
For further information please refer to the Windows Help section
NOTE: If this policy is Disabled or Not Configured, local administrators may select the types of symbolic links to be evaluated.
Supported on: At least Windows Vista
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS |
Value Name | SymLinkState |
Value Type | REG_DWORD |
Enabled Value | 1 |
Disabled Value | 0 |
filesys.admx