Policy

Require pin for pairing

Microsoft Windows

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Require pin for pairing
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Connect
Supported on
At least Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT

This policy setting allows you to require a pin for pairing. If you set this to 'Never', a pin isn't required for pairing. If you set this to 'First Time', the pairing ceremony for new devices will always require a PIN. If you set this to 'Always', all pairings will require PIN.

Internal name
RequirePinForPairing
Policy ID
11414ae60bab
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
Computer
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ID RequirePinForPairingDropdown
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Connect
Value name
RequirePinForPairing
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Never (0), First Time (1), Always (2)
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Computer · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Connect
Value name
RequirePinForPairing
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Never (0), First Time (1), Always (2)