Policy

Use WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections

Microsoft Windows

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Use WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host > Remote Session Environment
Supported on
Windows 10 Version 1903, Windows 10 Version 1909, and Windows 10 Version 2004

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting lets you enable WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Remote Desktop Connections will use WDDM graphics display driver. If you disable this policy setting, Remote Desktop Connections will NOT use WDDM graphics display driver. In this case, the Remote Desktop Connections will use XDDM graphics display driver. For this change to take effect, you must restart Windows.

Internal name
TS_SERVER_WDDM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER
Policy ID
b822a3deb748
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
Value name
fEnableWddmDriver
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services
Value name
fEnableWddmDriver
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.