windows-itpro-docs/windows/security/operating-system-security/data-protection/personal-data-encryption/intune-disable-password-connected-standby.md

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title: Disable allowing users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby for PDE in Intune
description: Disable allowing users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby for PDE in Intune
ms.topic: how-to
ms.date: 03/13/2023
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# Disable allowing users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby for PDE

When the **Disable allowing users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby** policy isn't configured, the outcome between on-premises Active Directory joined devices and workgroup devices, including Azure Active Directory joined devices, is different:

- On-premises Active Directory joined devices:
  - A user can't change the amount of time after the device's screen turns off before a password is required when waking the device
  - A password is required immediately after the screen turns off
    The above is the desired outcome, but PDE isn't supported with on-premises Active Directory joined devices
- Workgroup devices, including Azure AD joined devices:
  - A user on a Connected Standby device can change the amount of time after the device´s screen turns off before a password is required to wake the device
  - During the time when the screen turns off but a password isn't required, the keys used by PDE to protect content could potentially be exposed. This outcome isn't a desired outcome

Because of this undesired outcome, it's recommended to explicitly disable this policy on Azure AD joined devices instead of leaving it at the default of **Not configured**.

## Disable allowing users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby in Intune

To disable the policy **Disable allowing users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby** using Intune, follow the below steps:

1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431)
1. In the **Home** screen, select **Devices** in the left pane
1. In the **Devices | Overview** screen, under **Policy**, select **Configuration Profiles**
1. In the **Devices | Configuration profiles** screen, make sure **Profiles** is selected at the top, and then select **Create profile**
1. In the **Create profile** window that opens:
   1. Under **Platform**, select **Windows 10 and later**
   1. Under **Profile type**, select **Settings catalog**
   1. Select **Create** to close the **Create profile** window
1. The **Create profile** screen will open. In the **Basics** page:
    1. Next to **Name**, enter **Disable allowing users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby**
    1. Next to **Description**, enter a description
    1. Select **Next**.

1. In the **Configuration settings** page:
   1. Select **Add settings**
   1. In the **Settings picker** window that opens:
      1. Under **Browse by category**, expand **Administrative Templates**
      1. Under **Administrative Templates**, scroll down and expand **System**
      1. Under **System**, scroll down and select **Logon**
      1. When the settings for the **Logon** subcategory appear under **Setting name** in the lower pane, select **Allow users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby**, and then select the **X** in the top right corner of the **Settings picker** window to close the window
   1. Leave the slider for **Allow users to select when a password is required when resuming from connected standby** at the default of **Disabled**
   1. select **Next**

1. In the **Scope tags** page, configure if necessary and then select **Next**
1. In the **Assignments** page:
   1. Under **Included groups**, select **Add groups**
        > [!NOTE]
        > Make sure to add the correct groups under **Included groups** and not under **Excluded groups**. Accidentally adding the desired device groups under **Excluded groups** will result in those devices being excluded and they won't receive the configuration profile.
   1. In the **Select groups to include** window that opens, select the groups that the configuration profile should be assigned to, and then select **Select** to close the **Select groups to include** window
   1. Under **Included groups** > **Groups**, ensure the correct group(s) are selected, and then select **Next**
1. In **Review + create** page, review the configuration to make sure everything is configured correctly, and then select **Create**

## Additional PDE configurations in Intune

The following PDE configurations can also be configured using Intune:

### Prerequisites

- [Enable Personal Data Encryption (PDE)](intune-enable-pde.md)
- [Disable Winlogon automatic restart sign-on (ARSO)](intune-disable-arso.md)

### Security hardening recommendations

- [Disable kernel-mode crash dumps and live dumps](intune-disable-memory-dumps.md)
- [Disable Windows Error Reporting (WER)/user-mode crash dumps](intune-disable-wer.md)
- [Disable hibernation](intune-disable-hibernation.md)

## More information

- [Personal Data Encryption (PDE)](index.md)
- [Personal Data Encryption (PDE) FAQ](faq-pde.yml)