The Protected Mode Parameter

A Windows Client can operate in one of two modes:

• Non-Protected mode: This is the regular mode, without enhanced Client security.

• Protected mode: This mode provides enhanced security for Windows Client computers, where the user is not able to edit the Client data (log files, screen captures generated, etc.) or Client settings in the registry, nor edit/remove/modify/rename Client files (.exe and .dlls files).

Protected mode can be enabled while installing or updating a Client. It can also be enabled while editing a Client by selecting the Enable Protected mode checkbox (on the Editing Client / Editing Client Group page, on the Properties tab, scroll down to the Client Mode section).

If Protected mode is enabled while installing a Client, this change will come into effect immediately.

If Protected mode is enabled while editing a Client, this change will only come into effect after the computer is rebooted.

NOTE: It is not possible to reconnect a Client operating in Protected mode to another Application Server. In this situation, the Client needs to be uninstalled locally, or its mode changed to Non-Protected.

NOTE: The Protected mode feature is only supported for Client machines running Windows 11/10 and Windows Server 2022/2019/2016. Protected mode is implemented at the driver level.