Block Teamviewer file transfer via registry

Sam_EKCO

Hi there,

We love using Teamviewer but we have an issue with the File transfer capability and we want to block this via registry or possibly via GPO (but I can't find any ADMX files for it)

I've looked in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ for a Temviewer folder but there is none there.

Then I found keys in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\TeamViewer, but none of them have names that suggest we can block file transfer using them..

Then I found an article which suggests we can block them using registry keys, but none of these keys below exist on system (there is no HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TeamViewer folder on the machine running Teamviewer)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TeamViewer\DefaultSettings\AccessControl]

"AC_Client_Custom_FileTransferAccess"=dword:00000000

"AC_Client_Custom_ShareMyFiles"=dword:00000000

"AC_Client_Custom_ShareFilesWithMe"=dword:00000000

"Meeting_AC_Custom_ShareMyFilesAccess"=dword:00000000

"Meeting_AC_Custom_ShareFilesWithMeAccess"=dword:00000000

My questions are:

1. Can File Transfers be blocked now?
2. Do I need to upgrade to the commercial version of Teamviewer to get the reg keys above which block file transfer?
3. Which keys do I need to set (and how) to block file transfer?

Thanks for reading

Sam

Esther

Hi Sam,

Have you checked whether a policy works for you?

Here you can create policies with the desired settings (e.g. deny file transfer) and enforce this to all devices:

https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/4860-how-to-add-a-new-settings-policy

If you want to work with GPO, please have a look at the mass deployment improvements article: https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/39639-mass-deployment-improvements

Hope that helps,

Esther

Sam_EKCO

I've since created the following keys in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\TeamViewer\DefaultSettings\AccessControl

How do I need to set there to block file transfer pls?

Esther

Hi Sam,

Have you checked whether a policy works for you?

Here you can create policies with the desired settings (e.g. deny file transfer) and enforce this to all devices:

https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/4860-how-to-add-a-new-settings-policy

If you want to work with GPO, please have a look at the mass deployment improvements article: https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/39639-mass-deployment-improvements

Hope that helps,

Esther

Sam_EKCO

Thanks for your advice Esther! Looks like a policy is the way to go! :)