Set up your environment to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) To enable Transport Layer Security (TLS): Create the following Windows registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server For the Client and Server entries, enter the following DWord and Value entries: DisabledByDefault=00000000 Enabled=00000001 Parent topic: Enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)