windows-itpro-docs/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-dfs.md

title, description, ms.date

title	description	ms.date
ADMX_DFS Policy CSP	Learn more about the ADMX_DFS Area in Policy CSP.	08/06/2024

Policy CSP - ADMX_DFS

[!INCLUDE ADMX-backed CSP tip]

DFSDiscoverDC

Scope	Editions	Applicable OS
✅ Device ❌ User	✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC	✅ Windows 10, version 2004 with KB5005101 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 20H2 with KB5005101 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 with KB5005101 [10.0.19043.1202] and later ✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_DFS/DFSDiscoverDC

This policy setting allows you to configure how often a Distributed File System (DFS) client attempts to discover domain controllers on a network. By default, a DFS client attempts to discover domain controllers every 15 minutes.

• If you enable this policy setting, you can configure how often a DFS client attempts to discover domain controllers. This value is specified in minutes.

• If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the default value of 15 minutes applies.

Note

The minimum value you can select is 15 minutes. If you try to set this setting to a value less than 15 minutes, the default value of 15 minutes is applied.

Description framework properties:

Property name	Property value
Format	chr (string)
Access Type	Add, Delete, Get, Replace

[!INCLUDE ADMX-backed policy note]

ADMX mapping:

Name	Value
Name	DFSDiscoverDC
Friendly Name	Configure how often a DFS client discovers domain controllers
Location	Computer Configuration
Path	Network
Registry Key Name	Software\Policies\Microsoft\System\DFSClient
ADMX File Name	DFS.admx

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