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Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent

Sets properties for global web content objects.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft ADFS reference: Sets properties for global web content objects. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent [-CompanyName <String>] [-HelpDeskLink <Uri>] [-HelpDeskLinkText <String>]
 [-HomeLink <Uri>] [-HomeLinkText <String>] [-HomeRealmDiscoveryOtherOrganizationDescriptionText <String>]
 [-HomeRealmDiscoveryPageDescriptionText <String>] [-OrganizationalNameDescriptionText <String>]
 [-PrivacyLink <Uri>] [-PrivacyLinkText <String>] [-CertificatePageDescriptionText <String>]
 [-SignInPageDescriptionText <String>] [-SignOutPageDescriptionText <String>]
 [-ErrorPageDescriptionText <String>] [-ErrorPageGenericErrorMessage <String>]
 [-ErrorPageAuthorizationErrorMessage <String>] [-ErrorPageDeviceAuthenticationErrorMessage <String>]
 [-ErrorPageSupportEmail <String>] [-UpdatePasswordPageDescriptionText <String>]
 [-SignInPageAdditionalAuthenticationDescriptionText <String>] [-PassThru] [[-Locale] <CultureInfo>] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / ADFS · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-CertificatePageDescriptionText: Specifies the text on the certificate page. Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) displays the text that you specify when it prompts the user for a certificate. In earlier versions of AD FS, the user sees a blank page when AD FS prompts the user for a certificate.
-CompanyName: Specifies the company name. AD FS displays the company name in the sign-in pages when you have not set a logo on the active web theme.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-ErrorPageAuthorizationErrorMessage: Specifies an error message to display when a user encounters any authorization errors that occur for a token request. This string can be an HTML fragment. You can override this message for an application by using the Set-AdfsRelyingPartyWebContent cmdlet.
-ErrorPageDescriptionText: Specifies an error message to display when a user encounters any generic errors that occur for a token request. This string can be an HTML fragment. You can override this message for an application by using the Set-AdfsRelyingPartyWebContent cmdlet.
-ErrorPageDeviceAuthenticationErrorMessage: Specifies an error message to display for any device authentication errors that occur for a token request. Device authentication errors occur when the user presents an expired user@device certificate to AD FS, a certificate is not found in AD DS, or a certificate is disabled in AD DS. This string can be an HTML fragment. You can override this message for an application by using the Set-AdfsRelyingPartyWebContent cmdlet.
-ErrorPageGenericErrorMessage: Specifies an error message to display for any generic errors that occur for a token request. This string can be an HTML fragment. You can override this message for an application by using the Set-AdfsRelyingPartyWebContent cmdlet.
-ErrorPageSupportEmail: Specifies the support email address on the error page.
-HelpDeskLink: Specifies the help desk link that is shown on the logon pages for AD FS.
-HelpDeskLinkText: Specifies the help desk link text that is shown on the logon pages for AD FS.
-HomeLink: Specifies the Home link that is shown on the logon pages for AD FS.
-HomeLinkText: Specifies the Home link text that is shown on the logon pages for AD FS.

Prerequisites

Windows with the ADFS module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Set the company name for the global web content

Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent -Locale "" -CompanyName "Contoso"

This command sets the company name of the global web content for the invariant locale. If there is no logo, the sign-in page displays the company name Contoso. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/ADFS/Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/adfs/set-adfsglobalwebcontent?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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