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title: Enabling a Windows login and RDP authentication policy
description: Enable an authentication policy for Windows login and RDP.
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page_id: pingid:pingid_service_management:pid_enabling_windows_login_rdp_authentication_policy
canonical_url: http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingid/pingid_service_management/pid_enabling_windows_login_rdp_authentication_policy.html
revdate: January 30, 2024
section_ids:
  before-you-begin: Before you begin
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Enabling a Windows login and RDP authentication policy

Enable an authentication policy for Windows login and RDP.

## Before you begin

Edit the relevant web policy authentication and ensure that the either the **Windows Login** or **Windows Remote Desktop** check box is selected. See [Editing a web authentication policy](pid_editing_web_authentication_policy.html).

## About this task

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|   | You can apply an authentication policy to the PingID integration for Windows login 2.1+. |

## Steps

1. Go to **Setup → PingID → Configuration**.

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   |   | To manage both **Windows Login** and **Windows Remote Desktop** authentication policies, see [Editing a web authentication policy](pid_editing_web_authentication_policy.html) and [Deleting a web authentication policy](pid_deleting_a_web_authentication_policy.html). |

2. In the **Policy** section, for both the **Enforce Policy** option and the **Enforce Policy For Windows Login** option, click **Enable**.

![A screen capture of the Policy section with the option to Enable the Enforce Policy and Enforce Policy For Windows Login.](_images/faw1564020791060.png)