UserAuthentication

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista

UserAuthentication specifies how users are authenticated before the remote desktop connection is established.

Values

0

Specifies that Network-Level user authentication is not required before the remote desktop connection is established. This is the default value.

1

Specifies that Network-Level user authentication is required.

Valid Passes

generalize

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions | UserAuthentication

Applies To

For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions.

XML Example

The following XML output shows how to set the Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions component.

<SecurityLayer>2</SecurityLayer>
<UserAuthentication>0</UserAuthentication>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions