Policy
Do not allow video capture redirection
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting lets you control the redirection of video capture devices to the remote computer in a Remote Desktop Services session. By default, Remote Desktop Services allows redirection of video capture devices. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot redirect their video capture devices to the remote computer. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can redirect their video capture devices to the remote computer. Users can use the More option on the Local Resources tab of Remote Desktop Connection to choose the video capture devices to redirect to the remote computer.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services Value name fDisableCameraRedir | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.