Turn on Smart Card Plug and Play service
- Policy ID
- SCPnPEnabled
- 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
- Windows Components › Smart Card
Description
This policy setting allows you to control whether Smart Card Plug and Play is enabled.
If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Smart Card Plug and Play will be enabled and the system will attempt to install a Smart Card device driver when a card is inserted in a Smart Card Reader for the first time.
If you disable this policy setting, Smart Card Plug and Play will be disabled and a device driver will not be installed when a card is inserted in a Smart Card Reader.
Note: This policy setting is applied only for smart cards that have passed the Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) testing process.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- EnableScPnPREG_DWORD