Force Allow Lock When External Display Connected

Policy ID: ForceAllowLockWhenExternalDisplayConnected
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows 10
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Human Presence

Description

Determines whether Allow Lock on Leave When External Display Connected checkbox is forced checked/unchecked by the MDM policy. The user will not be able to change this setting and the checkbox in the UI will be greyed out.

Options

Choose one of the following actions
- Defaults to user choice
- Forced Checked
- Forced Unchecked

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\HumanPresence View registry values

ForceAllowLockWhenExternalDisplayConnected-
ForceAllowLockWhenExternalDisplayConnectedREG_DWORD

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