Use certificate for on-premises authentication: registry value UseCertificateForOnPremAuthUserHKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork
- Policy ID
- WHFB_UseCertificateForOnPremAuth
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User 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
Registry
UseCertificateForOnPremAuth
REG_DWORDUserComputer…\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWorkHKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork Current key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork
- Enabled value
- 1
- Disabled value
- 0
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
UserPer-account setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "UseCertificateForOnPremAuth"=dword:00000001 ; Disabled "UseCertificateForOnPremAuth"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork" /v "UseCertificateForOnPremAuth" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork" /v "UseCertificateForOnPremAuth" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork' -Name 'UseCertificateForOnPremAuth' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork' -Name 'UseCertificateForOnPremAuth' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
ComputerMachine-wide setting
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "UseCertificateForOnPremAuth"=dword:00000001 ; Disabled "UseCertificateForOnPremAuth"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork" /v "UseCertificateForOnPremAuth" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork" /v "UseCertificateForOnPremAuth" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork' -Force | Out-Null # Options (use only one) # Enabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork' -Name 'UseCertificateForOnPremAuth' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork' -Name 'UseCertificateForOnPremAuth' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null