Policy
Remove the networking icon
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting allows you to remove the networking icon from the system control area. If you enable this policy setting, the networking icon is not displayed in the system notification area. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the networking icon is displayed in the system notification area.
Internal name
HideSCANetwork
Policy ID
c71531daab87
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value name HideSCANetwork | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
HideSCANetwork
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.