Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Device Installation\Device Installation Restrictions Description
This policy setting allows you to specify a list of Plug and Play device instance IDs for devices that Windows is prevented from installing. This policy setting takes precedence over any other policy setting that allows Windows to install a device. If you enable this policy setting, Windows is prevented from installing a device whose device instance ID appears in the list you create. If you enable this policy setting on a remote desktop server, the policy setting affects redirection of the specified devices from a remote desktop client to the remote desktop server. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, devices can be installed and updated as allowed or prevented by other policy settings.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions Value name: DenyInstanceIDs
Enabled: DenyInstanceIDs = 1
Disabled: DenyInstanceIDs = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeviceInstallation/PreventInstallationOfMatchingDeviceInstanceIDs Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions]
"DenyInstanceIDs"=dword:00000001
"DenyInstanceIDsRetroactive"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs]
; List values: enter one value per line in the builder UI.More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DenyInstanceIDs' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DenyInstanceIDsRetroactive' -Value 0 -Type DWord
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
# List values: enter one value per line in the builder UI.Intune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/DeviceInstallation/PreventInstallationOfMatchingDeviceInstanceIDs
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<!-- DeviceInstall_Instance_IDs_Deny_List: enter one value per line before copying this XML payload. -->
<data id="DeviceInstall_Instance_IDs_Deny_Retroactive" value="0"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
# HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs: List values: enter one value per line in the builder UI.
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Name 'DenyInstanceIDs' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Name 'DenyInstanceIDsRetroactive' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DenyInstanceIDs' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DenyInstanceIDsRetroactive' -Value 0 -Type DWord
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
# List values: enter one value per line in the builder UI.SCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
# HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs: List values: enter one value per line in the builder UI.
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Name 'DenyInstanceIDs' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions' -Name 'DenyInstanceIDsRetroactive' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DenyInstanceIDs' -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DenyInstanceIDsRetroactive' -Value 0 -Type DWord
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
# List values: enter one value per line in the builder UI.Building a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.