Policy

Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs

This policy setting allows you to specify a list of Plug and Play device instance 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 device instance 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.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category System / Device Installation / Device Installation Restrictions
Policy ID 73f60c10e1cf
Internal name DeviceInstall_Instance_IDs_Deny

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs (disabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDsRetroactive
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyInstanceIDs\DenyInstanceIDs

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to specify a list of Plug and Play device instance 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 device instance 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.

Related policies

Allow administrators to override Device Installation Restriction policiesAllow installation of devices that match any of these device IDsAllow installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDsAllow installation of devices using drivers that match these device setup classesApply layered order of evaluation for Allow and Prevent device installation policies across all device match criteriaDisplay a custom message title when device installation is prevented by a policy settingDisplay a custom message when installation is prevented by a policy setting