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.
Only chat messages from accounts you have connected to are accepted or shown if activated.
Set what type of access your partner will have to your computer:
You can find further information in the TeamViewer (Classic) Manual – Remote Control.
Set what type of access you will have to your partners' computer:
You can find further information in the TeamViewer (Classic) Manual – Remote Control.
Set which rights you want you and the meeting participants to receive by default:
You can find further information in the TeamViewer (Classic) Manual – Meeting.
If activated, all the meetings are recorded automatically.
If enabled, your screen is presented as soon as the first participant connects with your meeting.
If activated, the local TeamViewer Panel (if unnecessary) will automatically minimize the screen edge after 10 seconds.
📌 Note: You will still be able to set up outgoing TeamViewer (Classic) sessions with partners on the blacklist.
If enabled on the local computer, all users connecting to this computer will see a (custom) black screen.
If activated, Windows user accounts with administrative rights can only change TeamViewer options.
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:
If activated, any text copied to the clipboard will be available to the partner.
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.
Define your own conference call data.
If enabled, the drag & drop functionality is deactivated in TeamViewer (Classic). In this case, files can no longer be transferred via drag & drop.
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.
If activated, the screen on the remote computer is automatically deactivated as soon as the partner's input gets deactivated.
If activated, TeamViewer (Classic) writes all events and errors to a log file.
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.
If activated, partners who connect from the Windows login screen will automatically have full access to your computer.
If activated, your TeamViewer ID (computer) will not appear online on any Computers & Contacts list.
You can choose between the following options:
In the drop-down list, select whether or not TeamViewer (Classic) should automatically install new versions. The following options are available:
If activated, TeamViewer (Classic) writes information about all incoming connections to a log file (Connections_incoming.txt).
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.
In the text box, type an invitation message. The invitation text is used if you send meeting invitations from the device.
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 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.
You can select from:
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.
Here you can select how strong (complex) the random temporary password generated each time TeamViewer (Classic) is started should be.
If activated, the remote computer sound is transmitted to the local computer.
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.
If activated, users won't be able to activate the TFA for Connections feature on the target machine.
Here you can choose between
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
If enabled, the wallpaper of your own computer is hidden during a meeting.
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.
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.
If activated, key combinations (e.g. ALT+TAB) are transferred by default to the remote computer and not executed locally.
If you have recorded a Remote Control or Meeting, you can pre-define where the recording will save on your local machine.
If activated, sound from the presenter's computer is transmitted to the participants.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Select a period after which an outgoing remote control session is automatically terminated if there is no interaction in the defined period.
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.
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.
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.
📌Note: Ensure all Windows logins are secured using strong passwords.
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