Enable_RDP_NLA
#Powershell script to enable Network Level Authentication for Remote Desktop Services Connections #The need arose when trying to RDP using a third party application and it gave the following error: #The remote computer '<machine name>' requires Network Level Authentication,which your computer does not support. #The following script has to be run on the remote machine using RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) on which you are attempting to RDP to and gives the error. # Post that you should be able to successfully run RDP using the third party application. # Comparative .reg script is as below: # Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 # [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp] # "UserAuthentication"=dword:00000000 # "SecurityLayer"=dword:00000000 # Author - Vikram Bedi # vikram.bedi.it@gmail.com #Powershell v2.0 #v1.0 Initial Script $registryPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp" $Name1 = "UserAuthentication" $value1 = "00000001" IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath)) { New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name1 -Value $value1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } ELSE { New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name1 -Value $value1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } $Name2 = "SecurityLayer" $value2 = "00000001" IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath)) { New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name2 -Value $value2 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } ELSE { New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name2 -Value $value2 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null }
Disable_RDP_NLA
#Powershell script to enable Network Level Authentication for Remote Desktop Services Connections #The need arose when trying to RDP using a third party application and it gave the following error: #The remote computer '<machine name>' requires Network Level Authentication,which your computer does not support. # The following script has to be run on the remote machine using RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) on which you are attempting to RDP to and gives the error. # Post that you should be able to successfully run RDP using the third party application. # Comparative .reg script is as below: # Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 # [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp] # "UserAuthentication"=dword:00000000 # "SecurityLayer"=dword:00000000 # Author - Vikram Bedi # vikram.bedi.it@gmail.com #Powershell v2.0 #v1.0 Initial Script $registryPath = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp" $Name1 = "UserAuthentication" $value1 = "00000000" IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath)) { New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name1 -Value $value1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } ELSE { New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name1 -Value $value1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } $Name2 = "SecurityLayer" $value2 = "00000000" IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath)) { New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name2 -Value $value2 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null } ELSE { New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $name2 -Value $value2 -PropertyType DWORD -Force | Out-Null }