GPO tool

Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators.Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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IDN mapping

Specifies whether the DNS client should convert internationalized domain names (IDNs) to the Nameprep form, a canonical Unicode representation of the string.

If this policy setting is enabled, IDNs are converted to the Nameprep form.

If this policy setting is disabled, or if this policy setting is not configured, IDNs are not converted to the Nameprep form.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductDns Client
CategoryDNS Client
Applies toComputer Configuration
Supported onWindows8
Registry Key[HKLM]SoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTDNSClient
Value NameEnableIdnMapping
TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled value1
Disabled value0