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Policy CSP - Licensing

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AllowWindowsEntitlementReactivation

Scope Editions Applicable OS
✅ Device
❌ User		 ✅ Pro
✅ Enterprise
✅ Education
✅ Windows SE
✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC		 ✅ Windows 10, version 1607 [10.0.14393] and later 
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Licensing/AllowWindowsEntitlementReactivation

This policy setting controls whether OS Reactivation is blocked on a device.

Policy Options:

  • Not Configured (default -- Windows registration and reactivation is allowed)
  • Disabled (Windows registration and reactivation isn't allowed)
  • Enabled (Windows registration is allowed)

Description framework properties:

Property name Property value
Format int
Access Type Add, Delete, Get, Replace
Default Value 1

Allowed values:

Value Description
0 Disable Windows license reactivation on managed devices.
1 (Default) Enable Windows license reactivation on managed devices.

Group policy mapping:

Name Value
Name AllowWindowsEntitlementReactivation
Friendly Name Control Device Reactivation for Retail devices
Location Computer Configuration
Path Windows Components > Software Protection Platform
Registry Key Name Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Software Protection Platform
Registry Value Name AllowWindowsEntitlementReactivation
ADMX File Name AVSValidationGP.admx

DisallowKMSClientOnlineAVSValidation

Scope Editions Applicable OS
✅ Device
❌ User		 ✅ Pro
✅ Enterprise
✅ Education
✅ Windows SE
✅ IoT Enterprise / IoT Enterprise LTSC		 ✅ Windows 10, version 1607 [10.0.14393] and later 
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Licensing/DisallowKMSClientOnlineAVSValidation

This policy setting lets you opt-out of sending KMS client activation data to Microsoft automatically. Enabling this setting prevents this computer from sending data to Microsoft regarding its activation state.

If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, KMS client activation data will be sent to Microsoft services when this device activates.

Policy Options:

  • Not Configured (default -- data will be automatically sent to Microsoft)
  • Disabled (data will be automatically sent to Microsoft)
  • Enabled (data won't be sent to Microsoft)

Description framework properties:

Property name Property value
Format int
Access Type Add, Delete, Get, Replace
Default Value 0

Allowed values:

Value Description
0 (Default) Disabled.
1 Enabled.

Group policy mapping:

Name Value
Name NoAcquireGT
Friendly Name Turn off KMS Client Online AVS Validation
Location Computer Configuration
Path Windows Components > Software Protection Platform
Registry Key Name Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Software Protection Platform
Registry Value Name NoGenTicket
ADMX File Name AVSValidationGP.admx

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