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Disable binding directly to IPropertySetStorage without intermediate layers.

Supported on: At least Windows Vista

Registry

HKLM Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
HKCU Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Value name: DisableBindDirectlyToPropertySetStorage

Enabled: DisableBindDirectlyToPropertySetStorage = 1

Disabled: DisableBindDirectlyToPropertySetStorage = 0

Description

Changes the behavior of IShellFolder::BindToObject for IID_IPropertySetStorage to not bind directly to the IPropertySetStorage implementation, and to include the intermediate layers provided by the Property System. This behavior is consistent with Windows Vista's behavior in this scenario. This disables access to user-defined properties, and properties stored in NTFS secondary streams.