Disable the ?Set Network Location? dialog in Windows Vista


      Whenever Microsoft Windows Vista is connected to a new network, the system presents the "Set Network Location" dialog requesting to categorize the newly connected network as one of the following:

      
            Private

            Work

            Public
      
      Public is the only option that can be chosen without using administrative rights on the system.

      When an admin does not want this dialog to pop when one of his mobile computers is connected to non-trusted network, there is no option in Group Policy to stop the dialog from occurring.

      The user has the option to disable the dialog from the UI:

      
            Right Click the network icon in the system tray

            Click Turn off/on notification of new networks
      
      Â This is not the ideal option for the average admin. So this can be arranged from the registry:

      
            
                  On a per user basis
                  
                        Set the value "Show" (REG_DWORD) to 0 in HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionNetworkNwCategoryWizard
                  
            
            
                  At the system level
                  
                        Create a new Registry key (without any value) NewNetworkWindowOff in HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlNetworkNewNetworkWindowOff
                  
            
      



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