Remove Quick Settings
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User
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting removes Quick Settings from the bottom right area on the taskbar. The quick settings area is located at the left of the clock in the taskbar and includes icons for current network and volume. If this setting is enabled, Quick Settings is not displayed in the quick settings area. A reboot is required for this policy setting to take effect.

Internal name
DisableControlCenter
Policy ID
8a99ef8fa6c4
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

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