Do not allow password authentication of Enhanced Storage devices
- Policy ID
- DisablePasswordAuthentication
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Enhanced Storage Access
Description
This policy setting configures whether or not a password can be used to unlock an Enhanced Storage device.
If you enable this policy setting, a password cannot be used to unlock an Enhanced Storage device.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, a password can be used to unlock an Enhanced Storage device.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DisablePasswordAuthenticationREG_DWORD