Block Wireless Mouse/Keyboard

Question

Wireless keyboard/mouse are not allowed on my network but users are still able to plug in the wireless receivers for these device.  Is there a setting in the registry that I can change that will prevent the computer from installing the drivers for these wireless devices?

Answer 1

Hello Alex,

The issue you posted would be better suited in the TechNet Forums. I would recommend posting your query in the TechNet Forums.

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Answer 2

The computer is on a domain and the computer make and model is irrelevant.  I have quite a few models on the network.  I have been disabling these devices by going directly to the computer but i was hoping for an easier solution since I have a large network to manager.

Answer 3

The only way your going to be able to do this is by disabling USB devices from being connected to the machines, you can either switch these off via device manager or roll out a Group Policy which will do this for you. 

Disabling specific devices is trivial as the end-user could simply get another device that may have a slightly different identifier and work absolutely fine.

Answer 4

Normally for a keyboard and mouse, the device would use it's own radio device, like RF or Bluetooth, not wireless.

Answer 5

Hello Alex,

Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft Community Forum.

I would like to know some information about the issue so that we could assist you further.

1. Is your computer is connected to a domain environment?
2. What is the make and model number of the computer?

I would suggest you to try the following steps:

1. Open Device Manager by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then, under System, clicking Device Manager.‌ Administrator permission required if you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
2. Expand the network adaptor option and disable the wireless device.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thank you.