Default SecurityProtocol in .NET 4.5

Question

What is the default security protocol for communicating with servers that support up to TLS 1.2? Will .NET by default, choose the highest security

Answer 1

For completeness, here is a Powershell script that sets aforementioned registry keys:

new-itemproperty -path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319" -name "SchUseStrongCrypto" -Value 1 -PropertyType "DWord";
new-itemproperty -path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319" -name "SchUseStrongCrypto" -Value 1 -PropertyType "DWord"