Windows 11 Group Policy settings
3,503 settings · 23H2 · 1.0 · 15 Jul 2024 · latest is 25H2 · 1.0
- Notifications9
- Add "Run in Separate Memory Space" check box to Run dialog box
- Add Logoff to the Start Menu
- Add Search Internet link to Start Menu
- Add the Run command to the Start Menu
- Change Start Menu power button
- Clear history of recently opened documents on exit
- Clear the recent programs list for new users
- Clear tile notifications during log on
- Disable context menus in the Start Menu
- Disable showing balloon notifications as toasts.
- Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists
- Do not allow pinning programs to the Taskbar
- Do not allow pinning Store app to the Taskbar
- Do not allow taskbars on more than one display
- Do not display any custom toolbars in the taskbar
- Do not display or track items in Jump Lists from remote locations
- Do not keep history of recently opened documents
- Do not search communications
- Do not search for files
- Do not search Internet
- Do not search programs and Control Panel items
- Do not use the search-based method when resolving shell shortcuts
- Do not use the tracking-based method when resolving shell shortcuts
- Force classic Start Menu
- Force Start to be either full screen size or menu size
- Go to the desktop instead of Start when signing in
- Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts
- Hide the notification area
- Hide the TaskView button
- List desktop apps first in the Apps view
- Lock all taskbar settings
- Lock the Taskbar
- Pin Apps to Start when installed
- Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings
- Prevent grouping of taskbar items
- Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars
- Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen
- Prevent users from moving taskbar to another screen dock location
- Prevent users from rearranging toolbars
- Prevent users from resizing the taskbar
- Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start
- Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu
- Remove access to the context menus for the taskbar
- Remove All Programs list from the Start menu
- Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands
- Remove Balloon Tips on Start Menu items
- Remove Clock from the system notification area
- Remove common program groups from Start Menu
- Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu.
- Remove Documents icon from Start Menu
- Remove Downloads link from Start Menu
- Remove Favorites menu from Start Menu
- Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu
- Remove Games link from Start Menu
- Remove Help menu from Start Menu
- Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu
- Remove links and access to Windows Update
- Remove Logoff on the Start Menu
- Remove Music icon from Start Menu
- Remove Network Connections from Start Menu
- Remove Network icon from Start Menu
- Remove Notifications and Action Center
- Remove Personalized Website Recommendations from the Recommended section in the Start Menu
- Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu
- Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar
- Remove pinned programs list from the Start Menu
- Remove programs on Settings menu
- Remove Quick Settings
- Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu
- Remove Recommended section from Start Menu
- Remove Recorded TV link from Start Menu
- Remove Run menu from Start Menu
- Remove Search Computer link
- Remove Search link from Start Menu
- Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
- Remove the "Undock PC" button from the Start Menu
- Remove the battery meter
- Remove the Meet Now icon
- Remove the networking icon
- Remove the People Bar from the taskbar
- Remove the Security and Maintenance icon
- Remove the volume control icon
- Remove user folder link from Start Menu
- Remove user name from Start Menu
- Remove user's folders from the Start Menu
- Remove Videos link from Start Menu
- Search just apps from the Apps view
- Show "Run as different user" command on Start
- Show additional calendar
- Show or hide "Most used" list from Start menu
- Show QuickLaunch on Taskbar
- Show Start on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key
- Show the Apps view automatically when the user goes to Start
- Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar
- Start Layout
- Turn off all balloon notifications
- Turn off automatic promotion of notification icons to the taskbar
- Turn off feature advertisement balloon notifications
- Turn off notification area cleanup
- Turn off personalized menus
Windows 11 · template release
23H2 · 1.0
Published 15 Jul 2024 · 3,503 settings · 5 releases kept
7 new settings, 8 changed since 22H2 · 3.0
Changed in 23H2 · 1.0 15 settings
- Automatic Data Collection
- Configure authorized password decryptors
- Configure password backup directory
- Configure size of encrypted password history
- Dev drive filter attach policy
- Disallow downloads from Microsoft Connected Cache servers when the device connects via VPN
- Enable dev drive
- Enable optional updates
- Name of administrator account to manage
- Password Settings
- Post-authentication actions
- Turn off account notifications in Start