Prefer PIN pairing
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Wireless Display Description
This policy applies to Wireless Display connections. This policy changes the preference order of the pairing methods. When enabled, it makes the connections to prefer a PIN for pairing to Wireless Display devices over the Push Button pairing method. If this policy setting is disabled or is not configured, by default Push Button pairing is preferred (if allowed by other policies).
Registry
HKLM
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay Value name: PreferPinBasedPairing
Enabled: PreferPinBasedPairing = 1
Disabled: PreferPinBasedPairing = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_wlansvc/SetPINPreferred 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: Prefer PIN pairing
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay]
"PreferPinBasedPairing"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prefer PIN pairing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PreferPinBasedPairing' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_wlansvc/SetPINPreferred
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prefer PIN pairing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay' -Name 'PreferPinBasedPairing' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prefer PIN pairing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PreferPinBasedPairing' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prefer PIN pairing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
# 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: Prefer PIN pairing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay' -Name 'PreferPinBasedPairing' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Prefer PIN pairing
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'PreferPinBasedPairing' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.