Enable authentication rate limiter
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Lanman Server Description
This policy controls whether the SMB server will enable or disable the authentication rate limiter. If you disable this policy setting, the authentication rate limiter will not be enabled. If you do not configure this policy setting, the authentication rate limiter may still be working depending on the delay settings (the recommended delay value is 2000ms).
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer Value name: EnableAuthRateLimiter
Enabled: EnableAuthRateLimiter = 1
Disabled: EnableAuthRateLimiter = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/LanmanServer/EnableAuthRateLimiter Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0- Disabled. -
1 (Default)- Enabled.
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Enable authentication rate limiter
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer]
"EnableAuthRateLimiter"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable authentication rate limiter
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableAuthRateLimiter' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/LanmanServer/EnableAuthRateLimiter
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable authentication rate limiter
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer' -Name 'EnableAuthRateLimiter' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable authentication rate limiter
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableAuthRateLimiter' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable authentication rate limiter
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
# 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: Enable authentication rate limiter
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer' -Name 'EnableAuthRateLimiter' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable authentication rate limiter
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2025, Windows 11
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanServer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableAuthRateLimiter' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.