Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device IDs

This policy setting allows you to specify a list of Plug and Play hardware IDs and compatible 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 hardware ID or compatible 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.

Prevent installation of devices that match any of these Device IDs:

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyDeviceIDs
Value Name	{number}
Value Type	REG_SZ
Default Value

To create a list of devices, click Show. In the Show Contents dialog box, in the Value column,

type a Plug and Play hardware ID or compatible ID

(for example, gendisk, USB\COMPOSITE, USB\Class_ff).

Also apply to matching devices that are already installed.

Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions
Value Name	DenyDeviceIDsRetroactive
Value Type	REG_DWORD
Default Value	0
True Value	1
False Value	0