Assign a default credential provider: registry value DefaultCredentialProviderComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
- Policy ID
- DefaultCredentialProvider
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Logon
Registry
DefaultCredentialProvider
REG_SZComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Assign the following credential provider as the default credential provider:
- Value type
- REG_SZ
- Maximum length
- 48
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System] ; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data "DefaultCredentialProvider"="<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\System" /v "DefaultCredentialProvider" /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\System' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System' -Name 'DefaultCredentialProvider' -PropertyType String -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null