Governance in Power Automate for desktop
You can use the Windows registry to control who can do what with Power Automate for desktop.
Caution
Modifying Windows registry settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of registry settings can be solved. Modification of these settings is at your own risk. We strongly recommend that you back up your Windows registry before proceeding.
Note
If a registry key doesn't exist in the Windows registry, first create the key and then add the registry value.
Prevent users manually updating Power Automate for desktop
You can use the following registry entry to keep users from manually updating Power Automate for desktop and receiving update notifications.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | DisableOptionalUpdates | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Users can't manually update Power Automate for desktop.
Prevent users accessing Power Automate for desktop using certain kinds of accounts
Note
Setting any value other than 1, or not setting a value at all, in the following registry keys will allow users to sign in to Power Automate for desktop. If all the following registry keys are set to 1, users can't sign in to Power Automate for desktop using any type of account.
Prevent users accessing Power Automate for desktop using their Microsoft accounts
You can use the following registry entry to keep users from signing in to Power Automate for desktop using a Microsoft account.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | RestrictMSAAccountsSignIns | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Users can't sign in to Power Automate using their Microsoft account.
Prevent users accessing Power Automate for desktop using their work or school accounts
You can use the following registry entry to keep users from signing in to Power Automate for desktop using their work or school account without a per-user plan with attended RPA license.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | RestrictNoLicenseOrgIDAccountsSignIns | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Users can't sign in to Power Automate using their work or school account without a per-user plan with attended RPA license.
Prevent users accessing Power Automate for desktop using their work or school accounts or organization premium accounts
You can use the following registry entry to keep users from logging into Power Automate for desktop using their work or school accounts or organization premium accounts.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | RestrictOrgIDAccountsSignIns | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Users can't sign in to Power Automate using their work or school account or organization premium account.
Restrict access to Power Automate for desktop
To restrict access to Power Automate for desktop on a workstation with Windows 10 or Windows 11, use App locker.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to use the Web Account Manager (WAM) as a fallback sign in method
By default, Power Automate for desktop uses the Web Account Manager (WAM) for user authentication. If any sign in errors occur, it uses an Internet Explorer client as a fallback method.
You can use the following registry entry to set Power Automate for desktop to sign in with the Windows Web Account Manager (WAM) as a fallback sign in method.
Note
For older versions of Power Automate for desktop prior to version 2.41, this registry entry configures Power Automate for desktop to sign in with the Web Account Manager (WAM) as the primary sign in method.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | UseMsalWindowsBroker | DWORD |
Values
- 1: Power Automate for desktop authenticates users using the WAM functionality as a fallback sign in method.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to check for revoked certificates
Certificates ensure the security of your connections to online data sources. You can use the following registry entry to configure the level of certificate check, based on the certificates’ revocation information status.
Note
The default configuration when no registry entry is set is Basic check.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Global | CertificateRevocationCheck | DWORD |
Values
- 0: No check - Power Automate for desktop doesn't check the revocation information. All valid certificates are allowed through.
- 1: Basic check (default) - Power Automate for desktop rejects only certificates that are revoked. Certificates without revocation information are allowed through. This is important for some organizations with corporate proxy services.
- 2: Comprehensive check – Power Automate for desktop rejects both certificates that are revoked and certificates without revocation information.
Allow users to select an organization in Power Automate for desktop
You can use the following registry entry to allow users to select the organization of their preference in Power Automate for desktop.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | EnableOrganizationPicker | String |
Values
"isEnabled":1: Signed-in users can select the organization of their preference through the Switch organization option in the Power Automate for desktop console.
"isEnabled":0: Signed-in users can't select the organization of their preference and the Switch organization option is disabled.
"organizationList":[OrgID(s)] (for example,
organizationList:["10z677m8-l4v6-9cm5-c6n6-r1747rp5338k","86d487j7-y1t2-9gk7-k7n2-x5079jq4619r"]): The organizations with the specified IDs are available to connect during sign-in."selectOrganizationFromListIsEnabled":1: Power Automate for desktop tries to connect to each of the organizations specified in the organizationList value, in order, during sign-in.
"selectOrganizationFromListIsEnabled":0: The specified list in the organizationList value isn't taken into consideration during sign-in.
Note
The "isEnabled" values aren't related to the organizationList and selectOrganizationFromListIsEnabled values. The isEnabled values define whether the Switch organization option is available to signed-in users, whereas the organizationList and selectOrganizationFromListIsEnabled values define the organizations that Power Automate for desktop tries to connect to automatically during sign-in.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to connect to a region
You can use the following registry entry to set the region where users will connect to by default during sign-in.
Note
Values 0 and 1 apply to older versions of Power Automate for desktop, prior to version 2.41.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | Cloud | DWORD |
Value
- 0: The user can select the region to connect to through another option in the sign-in screen.
- 1: The user is automatically connected to the first available region they're registered to.
- 2: The user connects to the global public region.
- 3: The user connects to the US Government GCC region.
- 4: The user connects to the US Government GCC High region.
- 5: The user connects to the US Government DoD region.
- 6: The user connects to the China (operated by 21Vianet) region.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to interact with a corporate proxy server
IT administrators can set the following registry key to configure how Power Automate interacts with a corporate proxy server.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | ProxyServer | String |
Value
- ProxyAddress:Port (for example,
https://myproxy.com:3128): The proxy server and port configured override the proxy server and port configured in Windows.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to bypass a corporate proxy server
IT administrators can set the following registry key to configure the Power Automate's bypassing of a corporate proxy server.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | DisableWindowsProxy | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Power Automate for desktop doesn't honor the Windows Proxy settings and the proxy server is bypassed for Power Automate's traffic.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to authenticate to a corporate proxy server using the current user's credentials
IT administrators can set the following registry key to configure how Power Automate authenticates with a corporate proxy server.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | UseDefaultProxyCredentials | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Power Automate for desktop authenticates to the corporate proxy server using the current user's credentials.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to authenticate to a corporate proxy server using Windows credentials
IT administrators can set the following registry key to configure Power Automate to use a generic credential from Windows’ Credential Manager to authenticate to a corporate proxy server.
Note
To use this registry key, it’s a prerequisite to first configure the proxy server’s address and port through the ProxyServer registry key.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | ProxyNetworkCredentialsKey | String |
Value
- Internet or network address: The Internet or network address value of the generic Windows credential’s entry.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to bypass a set of addresses while interacting with a corporate proxy server
IT administrators can set the following registry key to configure a list of IP addresses that are bypassed while Power Automate interacts with a corporate proxy server.
Note
To use this registry key, it’s a prerequisite to first configure the proxy server’s address and port through the ProxyServer registry key.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | ProxyBypassList | String |
Value
- Address1,Address2 (for example,
192.168.1.1, 10.10.10.*): The list of addresses to be bypassed.
Configure optional diagnostic usage data collection in Power Automate for desktop
You can use the following registry entry to enable or disable the collection of optional diagnostic usage data in Power Automate for desktop.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\LogShipper | AllowOptionalDataCollection | DWORD |
Value
- 0: Power Automate for desktop won't collect optional diagnostic usage data.
- 1: Power Automate for desktop collects optional diagnostic usage data.
Prevent Power Automate for desktop from taking screenshots for action logs upon error
You can use the following registry entry to prevent Power Automate for desktop from taking a screenshot for the actions logs when an error occurs during a flow run.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Global | DisableScreenshotCaptureOnError | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Power Automate for desktop won't take a screenshot for the action logs when an error occurs during a flow run.
Prevent Power Automate for desktop from uploading action logs after a desktop flow execution
You can use the following registry entry to prevent Power Automate for desktop from uploading detailed logs per action for the respective run of the flow's run history, after a desktop flow execution.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Global | DisableFlowExecutionActionLogging | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Power Automate for desktop won't upload detailed action logs for the respective run of the flow's run history.
Configure or disable desktop flow action logs per environment (preview)
Important
- This is a preview feature.
- Preview features aren’t meant for production use and might have restricted functionality.
- This feature isn't available yet for local attended runs from Power Automate desktop.
- This feature is currently being gradually rolled-out and might not yet be available in your region.
- These features are available before an official release so that customers can get early access and provide feedback.
You can configure when desktop flow run action logs should be captured or turn them off completely, using the Activation status of the run action logs environment feature setting in the Power Platform admin center.
| Log-level | Details |
|---|---|
| Enabled (default) | This is the default option for both existing and new environments where logs are captured as usual. |
| On run failure | This option only captures desktop flow actions logs in the event of a runtime error. This means that logs will not be available for every single run, but only when an error occurs. However, if an error does occur, all logs for that particular run will be available, including both successful and failed actions. |
| Disabled | This option effectively disables desktop flow run action logs completely. |
Caution
Changing these settings can have a significant impact on features such as run failure troubleshooting and auditing. Consider the implications of changing these settings before proceeding.
Configure Power Automate for desktop notification settings
You can use the following registry entry to configure how Power Automate for desktop displays notifications and monitoring information.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | NotificationsType | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Power Automate for desktop displays notifications through the flow monitoring window.
- 2: Power Automate for desktop uses the integrated Windows notifications.
- 3: Power Automate for desktop doesn't display notifications.
Configure Power Automate for desktop confirmation dialog when invoking flows using a URL or desktop shortcut
You can use the following registry entry to configure the behavior of the confirmation dialog when invoking flows using a URL or desktop shortcut.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | EnableAskBeforeRunningAFlowExternally | DWORD |
Value
- 0: Power Automate for desktop doesn't display a confirmation dialog when invoking flows using a URL or desktop shortcut. The user can change this option through the console settings.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to invoke flows using a URL or desktop shortcut
You can use the following registry entry to enforce the confirmation dialog or disable invoking flows using a URL or desktop shortcut.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | ConfigureExternalRuns | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Power Automate for desktop always displays a confirmation dialog when invoking flows using a URL or desktop shortcut. Users aren't allowed to change this option through the console settings.
- 2: Users aren't allowed to invoke flows using a URL or desktop shortcut.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to keep the flow run details
You can use the following registry entry to configure Power Automate for desktop to keep the flow run detail logs in a local folder.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | KeepRunDefinitionFilesCopy | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Power Automate for desktop creates a copy of the RunDefinition.json file, preventing the local flow run details from getting cleaned up.
Configure Power Automate for desktop to prevent cleanup of flow run action details
You can use the following registry entry to configure the cleanup of local flow run action detail logs.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Global | DisableRunFilesCleanup | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Flow run action details stored in the Actions.log file aren't deleted from the local disk after the run is completed.
Prevent Power Automate for desktop from running flows containing cloud connectors
You can use the following registry entry to disable the execution of flows containing cloud connectors.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Global | DisableCloudConnectors | DWORD |
Value
- 1: The machine can't run desktop flows containing cloud connectors. An error message informs users about the limitation.
Improve troubleshooting of the Power Automate troubleshooter
You can use the following registry entry to permit the use of the verbose logging functionality in the troubleshooter.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | AllowVerboseLogging | DWORD |
Value
- 1: The verbose logging feature will be available to use via the troubleshooter of Power Automate for desktop.
Turn on verbose logging state in Power Automate for desktop
You can use the following registry entry to turn on the verbose logging state for Power Automate for desktop.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER | SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop | UseVerboseLogging | DWORD |
Value
- 1: The verbose logging state will be turned on for Power Automate for desktop.
Allow users to register their machine to a different tenant in Power Automate machine-runtime app
Note
This registry entry applies to Power Automate desktop version 2.24 and later.
You can use the following registry entry to allow machine registrations to tenants that are different from the machine joined Microsoft Entra tenant.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Registration | AllowedRegistrationTenants | String |
Value
- "AllowedRegistrationTenants": (for example,
3EF1D993-CBD4-4DEA-A50E-939AEDB23F21,5B19777D-814C-43F3-9317-CDBAD0846ED8): The tenants with the specified IDs can be used during machine registration.
Allow users to register their machine to any tenant in Power Automate machine-runtime app
Note
This registry entry applies to Power Automate desktop version 2.24 and later.
You can use the following registry entry to allow machine registrations to any tenant.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Registration | AllowRegisteringOutsideOfAADJoinedTenant | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Machines can register to any tenant.
Allow users to switch registration of their machine to a different tenant in Power Automate machine-runtime app
Note
This registry entry applies to Power Automate desktop version 2.24 and later.
You can use the following registry entry to allow switching machine registration to a different tenant.
| Hive | Key | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Power Automate Desktop\Registration | AllowTenantSwitching | DWORD |
Value
- 1: Machine registration can switch to another tenant.
Prevent users from using the copilot's generative answers capability
To prevent your users from using the copilot’s generative answers capability, Power Platform administrators turn off the Copilot help assistance in Power Automate via Bing setting in the Power Platform admin center.
Prevent users from sending copilot related feedback
As a Power Platform admin you can prevent users from sending feedback to Microsoft by disabling the disableSurveyFeedback tenant setting. Find more information about viewing and setting tenant settings here:
Prevent your users from using any copilot capability
To prevent your users from using any copilot capability contact Microsoft Customer Support to disable all copilot functionality in your tenant. More information: Get Help + Support
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