Policy CSP - ADMX_DeviceSetup
Tip
This CSP contains ADMX-backed policies which require a special SyncML format to enable or disable. You must specify the data type in the SyncML as <Format>chr</Format>. For details, see Understanding ADMX-backed policies.
The payload of the SyncML must be XML-encoded; for this XML encoding, there are a variety of online encoders that you can use. To avoid encoding the payload, you can use CDATA if your MDM supports it. For more information, see CDATA Sections.
DeviceInstall_BalloonTips
| Scope | Editions | Applicable OS |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ Device ❌ User |
✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC |
✅ Windows 10, version 2004 with KB5005101 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 20H2 with KB5005101 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 with KB5005101 [10.0.19043.1202] and later ✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later |
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_DeviceSetup/DeviceInstall_BalloonTips
This policy setting allows you to turn off "Found New Hardware" balloons during device installation.
If you enable this policy setting, "Found New Hardware" balloons don't appear while a device is being installed.
If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, "Found New Hardware" balloons appear while a device is being installed, unless the driver for the device suppresses the balloons.
Description framework properties:
| Property name | Property value |
|---|---|
| Format | chr (string) |
| Access Type | Add, Delete, Get, Replace |
Tip
This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For an example of SyncML format, refer to Enabling a policy.
ADMX mapping:
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | DeviceInstall_BalloonTips |
| Friendly Name | Turn off "Found New Hardware" balloons during device installation |
| Location | Computer Configuration |
| Path | System > Device Installation |
| Registry Key Name | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings |
| Registry Value Name | DisableBalloonTips |
| ADMX File Name | DeviceSetup.admx |
DriverSearchPlaces_SearchOrderConfiguration
| Scope | Editions | Applicable OS |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ Device ❌ User |
✅ Pro ✅ Enterprise ✅ Education ✅ Windows SE ✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC |
✅ Windows 10, version 2004 with KB5005101 [10.0.19041.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 20H2 with KB5005101 [10.0.19042.1202] and later ✅ Windows 10, version 21H1 with KB5005101 [10.0.19043.1202] and later ✅ Windows 11, version 21H2 [10.0.22000] and later |
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_DeviceSetup/DriverSearchPlaces_SearchOrderConfiguration
This policy setting allows you to specify the order in which Windows searches source locations for device drivers.
- If you enable this policy setting, you can select whether Windows searches for drivers on Windows Update unconditionally, only if necessary, or not at all.
Note that searching always implies that Windows will attempt to search Windows Update exactly one time. With this setting, Windows won't continually search for updates. This setting is used to ensure that the best software will be found for the device, even if the network is temporarily available.
If the setting for searching only if needed is specified, then Windows will search for a driver only if a driver isn't locally available on the system.
- If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, members of the Administrators group can determine the priority order in which Windows searches source locations for device drivers.
Description framework properties:
| Property name | Property value |
|---|---|
| Format | chr (string) |
| Access Type | Add, Delete, Get, Replace |
Tip
This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires SyncML format for configuration. For an example of SyncML format, refer to Enabling a policy.
ADMX mapping:
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | DriverSearchPlaces_SearchOrderConfiguration |
| Friendly Name | Specify search order for device driver source locations |
| Location | Computer Configuration |
| Path | System > Device Installation |
| Registry Key Name | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DriverSearching |
| ADMX File Name | DeviceSetup.admx |