Application policies

Application policies in Workspace desktop app allow administrators to define how the application behaves across different environments and user scenarios.

  1. Workspace desktop app must be run in administrator mode for the Policies folder to be visible in the Workspace installation folder.

  2. Go to your policies subfolder. By default, the path is C:\Program Files\Devolutions\Workspace\Policies\en-US.

  3. Copy the Devolutions.admx file.

  4. Go to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions.

  5. Paste the Devolutions.admx file in the root of C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions.

  6. Go to C:\Program Files\Devolutions\Workspace\Policies\en-US.

  7. Copy the Devolutions.adml file.

  8. Paste the Devolutions.adml file in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US.

  9. Open your Group Policy Editor and go to Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Devolutions – Workspace.

  10. Browse the different folders for the desired policies.

  11. Right-click the specific policy, edit it accordingly, and save.

If Workspace desktop app is open when you make this change, then you will need to restart it for the new policy to take effect.

Application policies

The policies will modify the registry. The path is %Root%\SOFTWARE\Policies\Devolutions\workspace\<policy>.

 Values Name Description
disableAnalytics Disable analytics Disable sending anonymous usage statistics.
disableAutoUpdater Disable auto updater Prevents the application from updating automatically.
disableLicenseExpirationMessage Disable entries license expiration message Suppresses license expiration warnings on entries.
disableOnboarding Disable onboarding Skips the onboarding experience for new users.
disableUpdateMenu Disable update menu Hides the menu option to check for updates.
enableClipboardTimeLimit Clipboard retention timeout (seconds) Limits how long credentials remain in the clipboard before being automatically cleared.

Options are: 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, 300 seconds. Otherwise it will be set to default (30).
enableForceUpdateEntryBeforeEdit Enable force update entry before edit Forces syncing entries before editing them.
forceLockOnIdle Force application lock when idle (seconds) Forces application lock when idle for a number of seconds.

Options are: 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, 300 seconds. Otherwise it will be set to default (30).
forceWindowsHello Force Windows Hello on login Forces Windows Hello authentication on application login.

Application policies in Workspace desktop app allow administrators to define how the application behaves across different environments and user scenarios.

  1. To access the 'Workspace.mobileConfig' file, run the application on macOS and then go to
    /Users/<username>/Library/Containers/net.devolutions.authenticator/Data/Documents/Policies/Workspace.mobileconfig.

  2. Modify this file according to the desired policies.

Application policies

Values Name Description
disableAnalytics Disable analytics Disable sending anonymous usage statistics.
disableAutoUpdater Disable auto updater Prevents the application from updating automatically.
disableLicenseExpirationMessage Disable entries license expiration message Suppresses license expiration warnings on entries.
disableOnboarding Disable onboarding Skipes the onboarding experience for new users.
disableUpdateMenu Disable update menu Hides the menu option to check for updates.
enableClipboardTimeLimit Clipboard retention timeout (seconds) Limits how long credentials remain in the clipbaord before being automatically cleared.

Options are: 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, 300 seconds. Otherwise it will be set to default (30).
enableForceUpdateEntryBeforeEdit Enable for update entry before edit Forces syncing entries before editing them.
forceLockOnIdle Force application lock when idle (seconds) Force application lock when idle for a number of seconds.

Options are: 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, 300 seconds. Otherwise it will be set to default (30).

  1. Use an RMM to install the profile, such as Jamf.

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