Modifies a DNS client Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) rule for the specified namespace.
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Microsoft DnsClient reference: Modifies a DNS client Name Resolution Policy Table (NRPT) rule for the specified namespace. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-DnsClientNrptRule. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / DnsClient · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Comment
Stores administrator comments.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-DAEnable
Indicates the rule state for DirectAccess (DA).
-DAIPsecEncryptionType
Specifies the IPsec encryption type for DA. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - None - Low - Medium - High
-DAIPsecRequired
Indicates whether IPsec is required.
-DANameServers
Specifies the DNS servers which will be queried when DA is enabled.
-DAProxyServerName
Specifies the proxy server to be used when connecting to the Internet. This parameter is only applicable when the *DAProxyType* parameter is set to UseProxyName.
-DAProxyType
Specifies the proxy server type to be used when connecting to the Internet. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - NoProxy - UseDefault - UseProxyName
-DisplayName
Specifies an optional friendly name for the NRPT rule.
-DnsSecEnable
Indicates whether DNSSEC is enabled on the rule.
-DnsSecIPsecEncryptionType
Specifies the IPsec tunnel encryption settings. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - None - Low - Medium - High
-DnsSecIPsecRequired
Indicates that the DNS client must set up an IPsec connection to the DNS server.
-DnsSecValidationRequired
Indicates that DNSSEC validation is required.
-GpoName
Specifies the name of the Group Policy Object (GPO). - If this parameter and the *Server* parameter are specified, then the NRPT rule is added in the GPO of domain. The *Server* parameter specifies the domain controller (DC). - If neither this parameter nor the *Server* parameter is specified, then the NRPT rule is added for local client computer. - If this parameter is specified and the *Server* parameter is not specified, then the DC of the domain specified by this parameter value is found and NRPT rule is added to the GPO. - If this parameter is not specified and the *Server* parameter is specified, then an error is displayed.
-IPsecTrustAuthority
Specifies the Certification Authority (CA) to validate the IPsec channel for DA.
-Name (required)
Specifies the name which uniquely identifies a rule.
-NameEncoding
Specifies the encoding format for host names in the DNS query. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Disable - Utf8WithMapping - Utf8WithoutMapping - Punycode
-NameServers
Specifies the DNS servers to which the DNS query is sent when DA is disabled.
-Namespace
Specifies the DNS namespace. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Suffix - Prefix - FQDN - Subnet - Any If this parameter is set to Any, then the parameter value must be specified in dot-notation.
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-Server
Specifies the server hosting the GPO. This parameter is only applicable with the *GpoName* parameter.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the DnsClient module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
This example modifies an NRPT rule for a GPO named TestGPO on the server named host1.com for namespace dnsnrpt.com. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.