Enable Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on September 23, 2026 Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
Shipped in a Windows update: not in the official ADMX package (Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 Oct 2025 Update), present no later than KB5124008 (build 26200.9445).
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Security Registry
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services - Value name:
-
EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcementREG_DWORD - Enabled:
1- Disabled:
0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/RemoteDesktopServices/EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcement Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Description
This policy setting allows you to specify whether to require server-side enforcement of Microsoft Entra ID authentication. If you enable this policy setting, all Remote Desktop Services clients must use RDS AAD Auth in order to authenticate to RD Session Host servers. This policy does not allow fallback to other authentication methods. Network Level Authentication (NLA) is required to be enabled in order for this policy to be effective. Refer to the "Require user authentication for remote connections by using Network Level Authentication" policy. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, then Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement is not enforced.
Export Builder
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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Enable Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services]
"EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcement"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcement' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/RemoteDesktopServices/EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcement
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcement' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcement' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
# 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 Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcement' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Enforcement
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableMicrosoftEntraIdAuthenticationEnforcement' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.