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After assigning the policy to your devices, all the settings you have added to the policy will be applied to your devices.

The following settings can be defined for TeamViewer setting policies.

📌 Note: Some listed policies may not be available for your operating system. 

This article applies to all users in all licenses.

Policy settings

Accept messages from trusted accounts

Only chat messages from accounts you have connected to are accepted or shown if activated.

Access Control (incoming connections)

Set what type of access your partner will have to your computer:

  • Full access
  • Confirm all
  • View and show
  • Custom Settings
  • Deny incoming remote control sessions

You can find further information in the TeamViewer (Classic) Manual – Remote Control.

Access Control (outgoing connections)

Set what type of access you will have to your partners' computer:

  • Full access
  • Confirm all
  • View and show
  • Custom Settings
  • Deny outgoing remote control sessions

You can find further information in the TeamViewer (Classic) Manual – Remote Control.

Access Control (meetings)

Set which rights you want you and the meeting participants to receive by default:

  • Full access
  • View and show
  • Custom Settings
  • Denying meetings

You can find further information in the TeamViewer (Classic) Manual – Meeting.

Auto record meeting

If activated, all the meetings are recorded automatically.

Auto start screen sharing

If enabled, your screen is presented as soon as the first participant connects with your meeting.

Automatically minimize local TeamViewer Panel

If activated, the local TeamViewer Panel (if unnecessary) will automatically minimize the screen edge after 10 seconds.

Block and allowlist

📌 Note: You will still be able to set up outgoing TeamViewer (Classic) sessions with partners on the blacklist.

Black screen for incoming connections

If enabled on the local computer, all users connecting to this computer will see a (custom) black screen.

Changes require administrative rights on this computer

If activated, Windows user accounts with administrative rights can only change TeamViewer options.

Check for new version 

From the drop-down list, select the interval at which you would like TeamViewer (Classic) to search for an update automatically. The following intervals are available:

  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Never

Clipboard synchronization

If activated, any text copied to the clipboard will be available to the partner.

Close to tray menu

If activated, TeamViewer (Classic) will minimize the tray menu after the program is closed (info area of the Windows taskbar). TeamViewer (Classic) can be shut down by right-clicking the icon in the system tray.

Conference call

Define your own conference call data.

Disable remote drag & drop integration

If enabled, the drag & drop functionality is deactivated in TeamViewer (Classic). In this case, files can no longer be transferred via drag & drop.

Disable TeamViewer shutdown

If activated, TeamViewer (Classic) cannot be shut down. This is useful, for example, if you, as the administrator, wish to guarantee the continuous availability of a computer.

Enable black screen if partner input is deactivated

If activated, the screen on the remote computer is automatically deactivated as soon as the partner's input gets deactivated.

Enable logging

If activated, TeamViewer (Classic) writes all events and errors to a log file.

Enforce auto recording of remote control sessions

If activated, any connection from the target machine will be recorded. (Incoming sessions not recorded) Recordings are saved on the local device - we recommend pairing with the policy Session Recording Directory to avoid save prompts. 

📌 Note: This policy does not apply to Host as this module only accepts incoming connections.

Full access when a partner connects from the Windows login screen

If activated, partners who connect from the Windows login screen will automatically have full access to your computer.

Hide online status for this TeamViewer ID

If activated, your TeamViewer ID (computer) will not appear online on any Computers & Contacts list.

Incoming LAN connections

You can choose between the following options:

  • Deactivated: Allows no LAN connections.
  • Accept: Accepts incoming LAN connections via Port 5938

Install new versions automatically

In the drop-down list, select whether or not TeamViewer (Classic) should automatically install new versions. The following options are available:

  • All updates: All updates will be installed.
  • No automatic updates: Updates will never be installed automatically.

Log incoming connections (log files)

If activated, TeamViewer (Classic) writes information about all incoming connections to a log file (Connections_incoming.txt).

Log outgoing connections (log files)

If activated, TeamViewer (Classic) writes information regarding all outgoing connections to a log file. This option must be activated whenever you are using the TeamViewer Manager.

Meeting invitation

In the text box, type an invitation message. The invitation text is used if you send meeting invitations from the device.

Open new connections in tabs

The remote control sessions and the remote computers’ monitors will be displayed in one (1) Remote Control window. If this option is not enabled, these will appear in separate windows.

Opt-out for devices

Opt-out for devices is the exclusion policy for usage data collection. Complying with the GDPR standards, TeamViewer (Classic) does not collect any user-identifiable or private data for our analytics. 

Participant interaction

You can select from:

  • Full interaction: All meeting participants can engage in the meeting and all the functions, such as VoIP, Chat or File box, are available.
  • Minimal interaction (presentation mode): You can use the meeting functions only as the presenter. All other participants can only observe. However, the meeting functions can be enabled for all participants by demand.
  • Custom settings: Click the Configure... button to perform your own interaction settings.

Password for Instant Meetings

In the text field, enter a password for the meetings you started. If you want to allow others to join the meeting only via Meeting ID, you can leave this field empty.

Password strength

Here you can select how strong (complex) the random temporary password generated each time TeamViewer (Classic) is started should be.

  • Secure (6 characters): The password consists of 6 alphanumeric characters.
  • Secure (8 characters): The password consists of 8 alphanumeric characters.
  • Very secure (10 characters): The password consists of 10 alphanumeric characters (including special characters).
  • Disabled (no random password): No random password is generated.

Play computer sounds and music

If activated, the remote computer sound is transmitted to the local computer.

Prevent removing account assignment

If activated, it will not be possible to change the Account Assignment of the target machine. The only way to remove the account assignment would be to disable the policy.

Prevent users from activating TFA for Connections

If activated, users won't be able to activate the TFA for Connections feature on the target machine.

Quality (meetings or remote control)

Here you can choose between

  • Auto select: Optimizes the display quality and transmission speed based on the available bandwidth.
  • Optimize quality: Optimizes the display quality at the expense of transmission speed
  • Optimize speed: Optimizes the connection speed. The remote control's display quality is also reduced to the optimum level.
  • Custom settings: Optimizes the display quality and transmission speed based on your custom settings.

QuickConnect button

If activated, the QuickConnect button is displayed in every window's/application's title bar.

📌Note: This feature is only available for versions 13.1 and lower.

Random password after each session

Select whether or when you'd like TeamViewer (Classic) to generate a new temporary password for incoming sessions from the dropdown list. The following options are available:

  • Keep current: The new password will not be generated until TeamViewer (Classic) is restarted.
  • Generate new: TeamViewer (Classic) generates a new password after each completed session.
  • Deactivate: A password is generated only once.
  • Show confirmation: TeamViewer (Classic) asks you after each session whether you'd like to generate a new password.

Record participantÂīs videos and VoIP (requires participantÂīs permission)

If activated, participants can decide whether they would like their webcam video and VoIP to be recorded by a meeting recording session. If deactivated, only the screen and your own webcam video and VoIP will be recorded.

Record partner's video and VoIP (requires the partner's confirmation)

If activated, the connection partner can decide whether or not their webcam video and VoIP may be recorded. If deactivated, only the screen and your own webcam video and VoIP will be recorded.

Remote control invitation

In the text box, type an invitation message. The invitation text is used if a partner is invited to a remote control session from the device.

Remove own wallpaper

If enabled, the wallpaper of your own computer is hidden during a meeting.

Remove remote wallpaper

If activated, the wallpaper on the remote computer is hidden during a TeamViewer (Classic) session. This optimizes the connection speed since less data must be transmitted.

Report connections to this device

If activated, connections to this device will be reported and viewed in the TeamViewer (Classic) Management Console. For more information, see the manual for Management Console, section 11.2, "Device reports", page 93.

Send key combinations

If activated, key combinations (e.g. ALT+TAB) are transferred by default to the remote computer and not executed locally.

Session recording directory

If you have recorded a Remote Control or Meeting, you can pre-define where the recording will save on your local machine. 

Share computer sounds and music

If activated, sound from the presenter's computer is transmitted to the participants.

Show your partner's cursor

Your partner's mouse movements will be graphically displayed on your desktop if activated. You can also activate this option in the Remote Control window while running TeamViewer (Classic).

Start recording outgoing remote control sessions automatically

If activated, any connection from the target machine will be recorded. (Incoming sessions not recorded) Recordings are saved on the local device - we recommend pairing with the policy Session Recording Directory to avoid save prompts. 

📌 Note: This policy does not apply to Host, as this module only accepts incoming connections.

Start TeamViewer with Windows

You could check the corresponding box if you did not configure TeamViewer (Classic) to start with Windows during installation. TeamViewer (Classic) will then start automatically alongside Windows. That way, it will already run even before you log into Windows.

Temporarily save connection passwords

If activated, passwords will be stored per the default settings to allow immediate reconnection. After the shutdown of TeamViewer (Classic), the passwords are no longer saved.

Timing out inactive sessions

Select a period after which an outgoing remote control session is automatically terminated if there is no interaction in the defined period.

Use UDP (recommended)

If activated, TeamViewer (Classic) will attempt to set up a fast UDP connection. You should only disable this feature if your connection is interrupted regularly.

Wake-on-LAN

Here you can configure the settings for TeamViewer Wake-on-LAN. By configuring these settings, you can remotely operate this computer even if it is switched off by waking it up before establishing a connection. Detailed instructions for the configuration of TeamViewer (Classic) Wake-on-LAN are available in the TeamViewer (Classic) Manual – Wake-on-LAN.

Windows logon

You can select whether to allow remote TeamViewer (Classic) to connect to your computer with Windows login information instead of the random password from this dropdown list.

  • Not allowed: Default setting. Authentication may only take place using a random or personal password.
  • Allowed for administrators only: Any partner who wants to connect to your computer needs the login information for a Windows administrator on your computer for authentication purposes.
  • Allowed for all users: Any partner who wants to connect to your computer needs the login information for one of the Windows accounts on your computer.

📌Note: Ensure all Windows logins are secured using strong passwords.

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📌Notes:

  • Options that affect local settings, the TeamViewer account, or security-related settings cannot be defined in the TeamViewer (Classic) Management Console.
  • Options that are not defined in the policy keep the value of the locally defined settings.