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Windows 7 not appending connection-specific DNS suffix

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I have a Windows 7 machine I'm trying to setup for development. Typically we access our development domains using a URL like user.site.dev. The DNS is setup for user.site.dev.sd.ourdomain.com. I am able to ping user.site.dev.sd.ourdomain.com but if I try to ping just user.site.dev it returns "Ping …

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Fix for: Windows 7 not appending connection-specific DNS suffix

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Bitmap and Charles below are correct, Microsoft has added a new feature in Windows 7 called DNS Devolution, and there is a policy setting to disable it, as follows: Run gpedit.msc Browse Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrat…

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