Turn on device control for specific device types

Policy ID
DeviceControl_SecuredDevicesConfiguration
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1607
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Microsoft Defender Antivirus › Device Control

Description


This policy setting controls which device types, identified by their PrimaryIds, will have device control protection turned on. If you enable this setting for certain device types, device control will regulate access to those devices based on the corresponding custom policy. Device control will be turned off for all other types of supported devices, even if custom protection policies are configured for those devices.

This setting currently supports these device types: RemovableMediaDevices, CdRomDevices, WpdDevices, and PrinterDevices.

If you enable this policy setting but do not specify any PrimaryIds, device control will be turned off across all supported device types.

If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, device control will be enforced on all supported devicesbased on their corresponding custom policies.

Options

  • Turn on device control for specific device types

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • SecuredDevicesConfigurationREG_SZ

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