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 TargetLocal Link to a Remote TargetRemote Link to Remote TargetRemote Link to Local TargetFor further information please refer to the Windows Help sectionNOTE: If this policy is Disabled or Not Configured local administrators may select the types of symbolic links to be evaluated.
Policy path:
System\Filesystem
Scope:
Machine
Supported on:
At least Windows Vista
Registry settings:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS!SymLinkState; HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS!SymlinkLocalToLocalEvaluation HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS!SymlinkLocalToRemoteEvaluation HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS!SymlinkRemoteToRemoteEvaluation HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Filesystems\NTFS!SymlinkRemoteToLocalEvaluation
Filename:
FileSys.admx