Allow enumeration of emulated smart card for all users

Policy ID
MSPassport_AllowAllUserAccessToSmartCardNode
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 › Windows Hello for Business

Description

Windows prevents users on the same computer from enumerating provisioned Windows Hello for Business credentials for other users.

If you enable this policy setting, Windows allows all users of the computer to enumerate all Windows Hello for Business credentials, but still require each user to provide their own factors for authentication.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows does not allow the enumeration of provisioned Windows Hello for Business credentials for other users on the same device.

This policy setting is designed for a single user who has enrolled privileged and non-privileged on a single device. The user owns both credentials, which enables them to sign-in using non-privileged credentials, but can performed elevated tasks without signing-out.

This policy setting is incompatible with Windows Hello for Business credentials provisioned when the "Turn off smart card emulation" is enabled.

Windows requires a reboot after you apply this setting to a computer.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • AllowAllUserAccessToSmartCardNodeREG_DWORD

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