Turn on device control for specific device types: registry value SecuredDevicesConfigurationComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Device Control
- 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
Registry
SecuredDevicesConfiguration
REG_SZComputer- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Turn on device control for specific device types
- Value type
- REG_SZ
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Device Control] ; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data "SecuredDevicesConfiguration"="<enter value>"
CMD
:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Device Control" /v "SecuredDevicesConfiguration" /t REG_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f
PowerShell
# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Device Control' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Device Control' -Name 'SecuredDevicesConfiguration' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null