Why isn’t my GPO enabling the "Use this connection's DNS suffix in DNS registration" option?
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TechyNinja92
I'm having trouble with my Group Policy Object (GPO) that's supposed to enable the "Register DNS records with connection-specific DNS suffix" setting. I configured it under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > DNS Client, but it doesn't seem to be checking the box for that option on my Windows 11 25H2 clients. I checked and the policy is applied, but there's nothing in the Event Viewer indicating an issue. I'm at a loss here—has anyone experienced this or have any advice on troubleshooting it?
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I tried this with a local GPO and it worked fine after a reboot. Make sure you're linking the policy to the correct Organizational Unit (OU) and that you don't have "computer settings" turned off on the GPO. You can run `GPResult /h output.html` in CMD to check if the policy is being applied. You might have another GPO in conflict with this one, so double-check that too!
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CuriousIT101: I do see the policy is applied, but I'm unsure if other settings are interfering. I think I'll strip it down to just this one GPO to see if that clears it up.