Specify thumbprints of certificates representing trusted .rdp publishers: registry value TrustedCertThumbprints and 1 more (HKLM Terminal Services)ComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

Policy ID
TS_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERTIFICATE_THUMBPRINTS_1
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Vista with Service Pack 1
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Remote Desktop Services › Remote Desktop Connection Client

Registry

TrustedCertThumbprints

REG_SZComputer
Enabled value
Depends on the option value
Element
Comma-separated list of trusted certificate thumbprints (prefix with sha256:, sha384:, or sha512:):
Value type
REG_SZ
Required
true
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services]

; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data
"TrustedCertThumbprints"="<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 NT\Terminal Services" /v "TrustedCertThumbprints" /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 NT\Terminal Services' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'TrustedCertThumbprints' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null

DisableSHA1CertThumbprints

REG_DWORDComputer
Checked
1
Unchecked
0
Element
Do not allow SHA-1 thumbprints
Value type
REG_DWORD
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services]

; Options (use only one)
; Checked
"DisableSHA1CertThumbprints"=dword:00000001
; Unchecked
"DisableSHA1CertThumbprints"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services" /v "DisableSHA1CertThumbprints" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services" /v "DisableSHA1CertThumbprints" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'DisableSHA1CertThumbprints' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'DisableSHA1CertThumbprints' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null