Policy
Turn off compatibility scan for backed up applications
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
This policy controls the state of the compatibility scan for backed up applications. The compatibility scan for backed up applications evaluates for compatibility problems in installed applications. If you enable this policy, the compatibility scan for backed up applications will not be run. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the compatibility scan for backed up applications will be run.
Internal name
TurnOffWin32AppBackup
Policy ID
7c3e31eac1ba
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat Value name DisableWin32AppBackup | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat
Value name
DisableWin32AppBackup
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.