Policy
Enable Native Window Occlusion (deprecated)
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
DEPRECATED: This policy is deprecated. It is currently supported but will become obsolete in a future release. This policy is deprecated, use the ''WindowOcclusionEnabled' (Enable Window Occlusion)' policy instead. It won't work in Microsoft Edge version 92. Enables native window occlusion in Microsoft Edge. If you enable this policy, to reduce CPU and power consumption Microsoft Edge detects when a window is covered by other windows, and will suspend work painting pixels. If you disable this policy Microsoft Edge won't detect when a window is covered by other windows. If you don't configure this policy, occlusion detection is enabled.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name NativeWindowOcclusionEnabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
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