Policy

Allow non-administrators to install drivers for these device setup classes

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategorySystem > Driver Installation
Supported onAt least Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista

This policy setting specifies a list of device setup class GUIDs describing driver packages that non-administrator members of the built-in Users group may install on the system. If you enable this policy setting, members of the Users group may install new drivers for the specified device setup classes. The drivers must be signed according to Windows Driver Signing Policy, or be signed by publishers already in the TrustedPublisher store. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, only members of the Administrators group are allowed to install new driver packages on the system.

Internal name
DriverInstall_Classes_AllowUser
Policy ID
9b4af61f3633
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClassesREG_DWORD
1
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Allow Users to install driver packages for these classes:
ID DriverInstall_Classes_AllowUser_List
list
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverInstall\Restrictions\AllowUserDeviceClasses\AllowUserDeviceClasses
Type REG_MULTI_SZ
List: standard

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