Policy
Restrict clipboard transfer from server to client
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
This policy setting allows you to restrict clipboard data transfers from server to client. If you enable this policy setting, you must choose from the following behaviors: - Disable clipboard transfers from server to client. - Allow plain text copying from server to client. - Allow plain text and images copying from server to client. - Allow plain text, images and Rich Text Format copying from server to client. - Allow plain text, images, Rich Text Format and HTML copying from server to client. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can copy arbitrary contents from server to client if clipboard redirection is enabled. Note: This policy setting appears in both Computer Configuration and User Configuration. If both policy settings are configured, the stricter restriction will be used.
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.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Restrict clipboard transfer from server to client: ID TS_SC_CLIPBOARD_RESTRICTION_Text | enum | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services Value name SCClipLevel Type REG_DWORD | Options: Disable clipboard transfers from server to client (0), Allow plain text (1), Allow plain text and images (2), Allow plain text, images and Rich Text Format (3), Allow plain text, images, Rich Text Format and HTML (4) |