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Event ID 30912: The RequireSecureNegotiate setting has been removed

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The RequireSecureNegotiate setting has been removed.

Event 30912
SMBClient
SMBClient/Connectivity log
Warning
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them) 
The RequireSecureNegotiate setting has been removed.

Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters
Registry Value: RequireSecureNegotiate

Guidance:

You should expect this event when an administrator configures the RequireSecureNegotiate setting. Secure negotiate prevents man-in-the-middle attacks against SMB connection establishment. Previous versions of Windows allowed secure negotiate to be disabled. Disabling secure negotiate is no longer allowed. The client removed the setting from the registry. No user action is required.