Policy

Simplify Quick Settings Layout

Microsoft Windows

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Simplify Quick Settings Layout
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar
Supported on
Windows 11 SE

Supported OS tags: Windows11

If you enable this policy, Quick Settings will be reduced to only having the WiFi, Bluetooth, Accessibility, and VPN buttons; the brightness and volume sliders; and battery indicator and link to the Settings app. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the regular Quick Settings layout will appear whenever Quick Settings is invoked.

Internal name
SimplifyQuickSettings
Policy ID
7b53ce0789a3
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.