Policy

Use WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections

This policy setting lets you enable WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Remote Desktop Connections will use WDDM graphics display driver. If you disable this policy setting, Remote Desktop Connections will NOT use WDDM graphics display driver. In this case, the Remote Desktop Connections will use XDDM graphics display driver. For this change to take effect, you must restart Windows.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Remote Desktop Services / Remote Desktop Session Host / Remote Session Environment
Policy ID b822a3deb748
Internal name TS_SERVER_WDDM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER

Registry

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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\fEnableWddmDriver (enabled) = 1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\fEnableWddmDriver (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting lets you enable WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Remote Desktop Connections will use WDDM graphics display driver. If you disable this policy setting, Remote Desktop Connections will NOT use WDDM graphics display driver. In this case, the Remote Desktop Connections will use XDDM graphics display driver. For this change to take effect, you must restart Windows.

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