Policy
Permit use of Power Options preference extension
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP
This policy setting allows you to permit or prohibit use of the Power Options preference extension. When a preference extension is prohibited, it does not appear in the Group Policy Management Editor window of the GPMC. If you enable this policy setting, you permit use of the preference extension unless restricted by the "Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Computers)" or "Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Users)" policy settings. Enabling this policy setting overrides the "Restrict users to the explicitly permitted list of snap-ins" policy setting. If you disable this policy setting, you prohibit use of the preference extension. If you do not configure this policy setting, you permit use of the preference extension unless restricted by the "Restrict users to the explicitly permitted list of snap-ins," "Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Computers)," or "Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Users)," policy settings.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\{9AD2BAFE-63B4-4883-A08C-C3C6196BCAFD} Value name Restrict_Run | REG_DWORD | HKCU 0 | HKCU 1 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.