Policy overview

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ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Windows Hello for Business
Supported onAt least Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT

Configure a comma separated list of signal rules in the form of xml for each signal type. If you enable this policy setting, these signal rules will be evaluated to detect user absence and automatically lock the device. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can continue to lock with existing locking options. For more information see: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=849684

Internal name
MSPassport_UseDynamicLock
Policy ID
a9b950e4510a
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\DynamicLock\DynamicLockREG_DWORD
1
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Signal rules for dynamic lock
ID MSPassport_UseDynamicLock_Plugins
text
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\DynamicLock\Plugins
Type REG_SZ
None

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