Administrative templates facilitate the management of registry-based policy settings, which can be applied on the computer and/or user configuration. Group policy (GPO) is a tool that enables your organization to enforce global settings on all computers, and at the same time, harden Remote Desktop Manager security.
Administrative Templates are registry settings that are enforced by domains. They contain registry keys that can also be set on computers that are not joined to domains. In this case, however, proper Access Control Lists (ACLs) must be put in place to prevent users from modifying registry settings. Refer to the tables below to find the registry key for each policy setting.
To learn more on how to deploy the Remote Desktop Manager administrative templates on your domain, please refer to the Microsoft documentation.
List Remote Desktop Manager GPOs in the Local Group Policy Editor
For now, the additional support is exclusively for the policies that require a numerical input higher than 0-1 (ex: ForceLockOnIdle).
Remote Desktop Manager includes an administrative template file (.admx), which describes the policies that are offered. You will find it in the policies subfolder. Before you can manage GPOs in Remote Desktop Manager, you first need to list them in the Local Group Policy Editor. Here are the steps:
- Go to your policies subfolder. By default, the path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Devolutions\Remote Desktop Manager\Policies.
- Copy the Devolutions.admx file.
- Go to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions.
- Paste the Devolutions.admx file in the root of C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions.
- Go to C:\Program Files\Devolutions\Remote Desktop Manager\Policies\en-US.
- Copy the Devolutions.adml file.
- Paste the Devolutions.adml file in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US.
- Open your Group Policy Editor and go to Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Devolutions – Remote Desktop Manager – Sessions.
- In the Sessions folder, locate the specific policy that you wish to change.
- Right-click the specific policy, edit it accordingly, and save.
If Remote Desktop Manager is open when you make this change, then you will need to restart it for the new policy to take effect.
Policies
General
Disable export vault menus in export menus
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableExportVaultMenus
Disable features requiring an internet connection
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\NoInternetConnection
Disable Onboarding
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableOnboarding
Disable the application's automatic update check
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableAutoUpdate
Disable the application's update menus
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableUpdate
Disable the launching of entries at startup
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableLaunchAtStartup
Disable the license expiration message in the Overview
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableLicenseExpirationMessage
Disable the telemetry data collection
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableAnalytics
Disable the system Contacts, Macros and VPNs in the user vault
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableGlobalVaultInUserVault
Enable PowerShell Remote Console API hooking
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\EnablePowerShellRemoteConsoleHooking
Force application close when idle
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceCloseOnIdle
Force proxy settings to System
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceSystemProxy
Force refresh before edit entry
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceRefreshBeforeEditEntry
Force the loading of the current configuration file
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceCurrentConfigurationLoading
Force the loading of the default.cfg file
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceDefaultConfigurationLoading
Force updating all major updates
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceUpdatingMajorUpdate
Force updating all updates
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceUpdatingAllUpdate
Force updating all updates and beta
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceUpdatingAllUpdateAndBeta
Force updating once a month
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceUpdatingOnceAMonth
Security
Apply forced password template in Password Generator tool
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ApplyForcedPasswordTemplateInPasswordGeneratorTool
Check for server certificate revocation
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\CheckForServerCertificateRevocation
Disable Azure interactive persistent login
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableAzureInteractivePersistentLogin
Disable execute scripts via terminal
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableExecuteScriptsViaTerminal
Disable exporting the user vault
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableUserVaultExport
Disable local drive sharing of RDP entries
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableLocalDriveSharing
Disable Mask Password in View Password
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableMaskPasswordInViewPassword
Disable My Account Settings
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableMyAccountSettings
Disable My Personal Private Key
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableMyPersonalPrivateKey
Disable My Privileged Account
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableMyPrivilegedAccount
Disable read/write in Offline Mode
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableReadWriteOffline
Disable the Caching mode
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableCaching
Disable the Offline Mode
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableOffline
Disable the override hard drive specific settings for RDP entries
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableRDPHardDrivesSpecificSettings
Disable the Password Generator
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisablePasswordGenerator
Disable the Reveal Password option in My Account Settings for all users, including administrators
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableRevealPasswordInMyAccountSettings
Force an application two-factor authentication mode (check against all configured methods or prompt for selection on use)
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\Application2faMode
Force application lock on standby
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceLockOnStandby
Force application lock when idle
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceLockOnIdle
Force application lock when minimizing
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceLockOnMinimize
Force application lock when Windows locks
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceLockOnWindowsLock
Force Application Password
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceLocalApplicationPassword
Force multi-factor authentication on the application login
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceApplicationMFA
Force secure desktop usage
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceSecureDesktop
Force the local save of My Account Settings
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceLocalMyAccountSettings
Force the user to always be prompted for their credentials when launching the application
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceLogin
Force the user to always be prompted for their passphrase while connecting to a data source that is protected by a Shared Passphrase Security Provider
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\AlwaysPromptForPassphrase
Force Windows Hello authentication on the application login
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceWindowsHello
Ignore application certification errors
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\IgnoreApplicationCertificateErrors
LastPass two-factor authentication mode 1 = Do not trust this device 2 = Trust this device 3 = Trust this device on close
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\LastPass2FAMode
Remove the possibility to see passwords entirely
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceHidePasswordForAdministrators
Use Windows credentials as the application password and force the currently logged on username and domain (unless an application password is already set)
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceWindowsCredentialsAndCurrentlyLoggedOnUsernameAndDomain
Sessions
Allow the user to connect even after the entry has expired
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\EnableConnectionAfterExpiration
Confirm on multiple sessions open if open count greater than
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ConfirmSessionsOpenOnCountGreaterThan
Disable all session events
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceDisableAllSessionEvents
Disable import in user vault
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableImportInPrivateVault
Disable Reveal Password
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableRevealPassword
Disable the Add-on creation and the Add-on Manager. Deprecated, use DisableAddOnEntries and DisableAddOnManager instead
Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableAddOn
Disable the Add-on creation of entries
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableAddOnEntries
Disable the Add-on Manager
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableAddOnManager
Disable the custom image edition in the session configuration
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableCustomImage
Disable the mouse jiggler option
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableMouseJiggler
Disable network scan
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableNetworkScan
Disable Website Session and Website (legacy) Information (Deprecated) credential autofill after one minute
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableWebsiteCredentialAutofillAfterDelay
Enable RDP API hooking
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\EnableRDPHooking
Force refresh before copy password/username/domain
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceRefreshBeforeCopyFromEntry
Force refresh before execute entry
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceRefreshBeforeExecuteEntry
Force refresh before view password
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceRefreshBeforeViewPassword
Force User Specific Settings migration
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceUserSpecificSettingsMigration
Hide the custom port in RDP sessions
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\HidePortInRDP
Only allow the creation of credentials when inside the user vault
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\OnlyAllowCredentialsInPrivateVault
Select the default PowerShell version
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DefaultPowershellVersion
User interface
Dashboard Auto Focus Item on Tab Select
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardAutoFocusItemOnTabSelect
Dashboard Auto Focus Tab on Item Select
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardAutoFocusTabOnItemSelect
Disable all the local application tools like the Event Viewer or IIS
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableApplicationTools
Dashboard Hide All Recordings Panels
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllRecordingsPanels
Disable drag and drop in the connection list
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableDragAndDrop
Disable import and export options
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableImportExportOptions
Disable My Personal Credentials
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableMyPersonalCredentials
Disable Quick Connect
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableQuickConnect
Disable the About menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableAbout
Disable the Add-on Manager in the Tools menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsAddOnManager
Disable the auto-focus of the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableAutoFocusDashboard
Disable the Chocolatey Console in the Tools menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsChocolateyConsole
Disable the Devolutions Account usage
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableOnlineAccount
Disable the Devolutions Server Console in the Tools menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsDevolutionsServerConsole
Disable the Error Report prompt
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableSendErrorReportDialog
Disable the Extension Manager in the Tools menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsExtensionManager
Disable the Help menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableHelp
Disable the Local RDP/RemoteApp Manager in the Tools menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsLocalRDPRemoteAppManager
Disable the menu File – Data Sources
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableFileDataSources
Disable the menu File – Settings
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableFileOptions
Disable the Open New Remote Desktop option in the Tools menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsOpenNewRemoteDesktop
Disable the option to open with parameters
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableOpenWithParameters
Disable the PowerShell Remote Desktop Manager Cmdlet in the Tools menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsPowershellRDMCmdlet
Disable the Remote Desktop Manager Agent in the Tools menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsRDMAgent
Disable the Tools Ribbon tab and menu
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableToolsMenu
Disable the Top Pane (Ribbon/Menubar)
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DisableTopPane
Force the main tree view to load with all nodes collapsed at launch
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\ForceTreeViewCollapseAtLaunch
Hide the Asset panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllAssetPanels
Hide the Attachments panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllAttachmentsPanels
Hide the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\HideDashboard
Hide the Documentation panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllDocumentationPanels
Hide the Entries panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllEntriesPanels
Hide the Logs panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllLogsPanels
Hide the MacroScriptTools panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllMacroScriptToolsPanels
Hide the Management Tools panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllManagementToolsPanels
Hide Navigation Pane
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\HideNavigationPane
Hide the Overview panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllOverviewPanels
Hide the Password List panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllPasswordListPanels
Hide the Permissions panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllPermissionsPanels
Hide the Referenced By panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllReferencedByPanels
Hide the Sub Entries panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllSubConnectionsPanels
Hide the Summary panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllSummaryPanels
Hide the Task panel located in the Dashboard
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DashboardHideAllTaskPanels
Hide What's New Page
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\HideWhatsNewPage
Lock Navigation Pane
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\LockNavigationPane
Select the default tab for the Navigation pane on launch
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\DefaultNavigationPaneTab
SQLite Default Location
%Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager\SQLiteDefaultLocation
Notes
Note 1: For each GPO’s corresponding Registry Key, the %Root% can either be HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER, depending on how you want to enforce the policy. Please refer to Microsoft's online documentation to make the best choice for your organization's requirements.