Configure list of IEEE 1667 silos usable on your computer
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
System > Enhanced Storage Access
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting allows you to create a list of IEEE 1667 silos, compliant with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) 1667 specification, that are usable on your computer. If you enable this policy setting, only IEEE 1667 silos that match a silo type identifier specified in this policy are usable on your computer. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, all IEEE 1667 silos on Enhanced Storage devices are usable on your computer.

Internal name
ApprovedSilos
Policy ID
1ad2ce408968
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EnhancedStorageDevices\ApprovedSilos
Value name
SiloAllowListPolicy
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EnhancedStorageDevices\ApprovedSilos
Value name
SiloAllowListPolicy
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Computer
Usable IEEE 1667 Silo Type Identifiers:
ID ApprovedSilos_List
list
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EnhancedStorageDevices\ApprovedSilos\List
Value name
SiloAllowListPolicy
Type
REG_MULTI_SZ
List: additive
Usable IEEE 1667 Silo Type Identifiers:
Computer · Type list
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EnhancedStorageDevices\ApprovedSilos\List
Value name
SiloAllowListPolicy
Type
REG_MULTI_SZ
Details
List: additive