Policy

Prefer PIN pairing

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).

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Network / Wireless Display
Policy ID 5af76c2c4b62
Internal name SetPINPreferred

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay\PreferPinBasedPairing (enabled) = 1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WirelessDisplay\PreferPinBasedPairing (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

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).

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