Policy

Hide "Windows Features"

Microsoft Windows

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Hide "Windows Features"
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Control Panel > Programs
Supported on
At least Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista

This setting prevents users from accessing the "Turn Windows features on or off" task from the Programs Control Panel in Category View, Programs and Features in Classic View, and Get Programs. As a result, users cannot view, enable, or disable various Windows features and services. If this setting is disabled or is not configured, the "Turn Windows features on or off" task will be available to all users. This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to configure services or enable or disable program components.

Internal name
NoWindowsFeatures
Policy ID
06272c49a4d9
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Programs
Value name
NoWindowsFeatures
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Programs
Value name
NoWindowsFeatures
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

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