Administrators on Team or Enterprise plans can control Claude Desktop through system policies.
Note: Enterprise policy controls at the user-machine level will override the in-app allowlist. If you want to use the allowlist, ensure isDesktopExtensionEnabled and isDesktopExtensionDirectoryEnabled are not set to "false" so the allowlist can populate the available registry.
macOS Enterprise Configuration
Deploy configuration settings through your MDM solution using configuration profiles. Claude Desktop reads preferences from the domain `com.anthropic.claudefordesktop`. Use your MDM tool (Jamf Pro, Kandji, Microsoft Intune) to deploy configuration profiles to target machines or user groups. Configuration profiles allow you to manage Claude Desktop settings centrally without user intervention.
Configuration profile tools:
Built-in MDM profile editors (Jamf Pro, Kandji, Intune)
ProfileCreator - Profile management
iMazing Profile Editor - Configuration profiles
Windows Enterprise Configuration
Deploy configuration settings through your enterprise management solution using Group Policy or Intune policies. Settings can be configured at machine-wide (HKLM) or per-user (HKCU) level. Machine-level settings take priority over user-level settings when both are configured.
```powershell
# Set machine-wide settings (recommended)
New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude" -Force
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude" -Name "disableAutoUpdates" -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude" -Name "autoUpdaterEnforcementHours" -Value 72 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude" -Name "isDesktopExtensionEnabled" -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude" -Name "isDesktopExtensionDirectoryEnabled" -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude" -Name "isLocalDevMcpEnabled" -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude" -Name "isClaudeCodeForDesktopEnabled" -Value 1 -Type DWord
```
Enterprise Policy Options
Key | Type | Default | Description |
disableAutoUpdates | Boolean | false | Disable automatic updates |
autoUpdaterEnforcementHours | Integer (1-72) | 72 | Hours before forcefully restarting Claude to apply a prepared update |
isClaudeCodeForDesktopEnabled | Boolean | true | Enable Claude code access in desktop |
isDesktopExtensionEnabled | Boolean | true | Enable/disable extensions |
isDesktopExtensionDirectoryEnabled | Boolean | true | Enable extension directory access |
isLocalDevMcpEnabled | Boolean | true | Enable local MCP servers |