Assign a default credential provider

Policy ID: DefaultCredentialProvider
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: System › Logon

Description

This policy setting allows the administrator to assign a specified credential provider as the default credential provider.

If you enable this policy setting, the specified credential provider is selected on other user tile.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the system picks the default credential provider on other user tile.

Note: A list of registered credential providers and their GUIDs can be found in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\Credential Providers.

Options

Assign the following credential provider as the default credential provider:
Enter the CLSID of a credential provider to be the default credential provider. For example: {ba0dd1d5-9754-4ba3-973c-40dce7901283}

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System View registry values

DefaultCredentialProviderREG_SZ

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