Configure Computer desktop app via MDM on Windows

Learn how IT administrators can use a mobile device management (MDM) solution such as Microsoft Intune to centrally configure the Computer desktop app on Windows, including automatic updates, workspace sign-in, and app launch behavior.

As an IT administrator, you can use your organization's mobile device management (MDM) solution, such as Microsoft Intune, to configure the Computer desktop app for users across your organization. MDM lets you centrally manage Computer desktop app settings, including automatic updates, workspace sign-in, and app launch behavior.

The Computer desktop app supports the following MDM configuration keys:

Key	Type	Description	Available from
`DevRevDisableAutoUpdates`	`REG_DWORD`	Prevents the app from checking for or downloading updates	Computer 5.0.52
`DevRevManagedSlug`	`REG_SZ`	Restricts sign-in to a specific DevRev workspace	Computer 5.0.52
`DevRevDisableAutoLaunch`	`REG_DWORD`	Disables the default auto-launch behavior on first launch	Computer 5.0.58

📝 Note: The Computer desktop app must be running the required version or later for a configuration key to take effect.

Configure settings

Desktop app settings can be configured through Windows Group Policy or an MDM solution such as Microsoft Intune.

Registry locations

Settings can be configured in the Windows Registry under the machine-wide (HKLM) or current-user (HKCU) hive. The Computer desktop app checks the following locations in order. If a setting is configured in more than one location, the first configured value is used:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\DevRev\Computer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\DevRev\Computer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DevRev\Computer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\DevRev\Computer

For organization-wide deployments, use HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\DevRev\Computer.

Disable automatic updates

Set DevRevDisableAutoUpdates to 1 to prevent the Computer desktop app from checking for or downloading updates.

Key: DevRevDisableAutoUpdates
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\DevRev\Computer

DevRevDisableAutoUpdates    REG_DWORD    1

Configure a managed workspace

Set DevRevManagedSlug to your organization's workspace slug. When configured, the app opens directly on the SSO sign-in form, pre-fills the configured workspace slug, prevents users from changing or clearing the workspace slug, and hides the option to sign in using other methods.

For example, if your DevRev URL is https://app.devrev.ai/acme, the workspace slug is acme.

Key: DevRevManagedSlug
Type: REG_SZ
Value: Your workspace slug

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\DevRev\Computer

DevRevManagedSlug    REG_SZ    your-workspace-slug

The workspace slug is read when the application starts. Changes to the MDM configuration take effect the next time the app is launched.

Disable auto-launch

By default, the Computer desktop app enables auto-launch when a user launches the app for the first time. Set DevRevDisableAutoLaunch to 1 to disable this first-run default. This setting controls only the first-run default; it does not continuously enforce the user's startup preference.

Key: DevRevDisableAutoLaunch
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\DevRev\Computer

DevRevDisableAutoLaunch    REG_DWORD    1

Configure multiple settings

You can configure all supported settings under the same registry path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\DevRev\Computer

DevRevDisableAutoUpdates    REG_DWORD    1
DevRevManagedSlug            REG_SZ       your-workspace-slug
DevRevDisableAutoLaunch     REG_DWORD    1

Configurations are ignored by older versions that do not support the corresponding key. Update the Computer desktop app to the required version before deploying the configuration.