Policy

Device compatibility settings

Microsoft Windows

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Device compatibility settings
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Device and Driver Compatibility
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

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

Changes behavior of Microsoft bus drivers to work with specific devices.

Internal name
DeviceFlags
Policy ID
4ea3dc36f944
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
System\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\Compatibility
Value name
DisableDeviceFlags
REG_DWORD
HKLM
0
HKLM
1
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
System\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\Compatibility
Value name
DisableDeviceFlags
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1

Policy elements

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