JSI Tip 5520. How do I prevent a user from altering the properties of a local DFS share?

The easiest way to prevent a user from altering the properties of a local DFS share is to use Group Policy.

Navigate to User Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows Explorer. For Windows 2000, enable the Disable DFS tab GPO. For Windows XP / .Net, enable the Remove DFS tab GPO.

You can implement this policy via the registry:

1. Copy / Paste the following to a NoDFSTab.reg file:

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer]
"NoDFStab"=dword:00000001

2. Merge the NoDFSTab.reg file with the user's registry.