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How To Disable NLA Remotely & Locally? Easy Ways
You can turn it off using the Registry Editor or PowerShell
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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NLA (Network Level Authentication) is an authentication tool that prompts toinput credentials before accessing a remote computer.
It provides you with extra security while establishing a remote connection. However, if you want to disable NLA, you are at the right place.
Here in this guide, we will discuss some of the easiest ways to disable it in no time. Let’s get started!
How to disable NLA on a remote computer?
Before moving to the actual steps to disable Network Level Authentication, make sure you go through these checks:
1. Using the Registry Editor
2. Use the Windows PowerShell
How do I turn off NLA on the local computer?
1. Use the Group Policy Editor
2. Use the PowerShell
3. Use the System Properties
So, these are methods that you can follow to disable NLA remotely and locally. Try them and let us know which way worked for you in the comments below.
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Loredana Harsana
Windows Software Expert
Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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Loredana is a tech enthusiast who tackles mobility, privacy, and networking in easy-to follow guides for everyone.
