Policy
Let Windows apps access user movements while running in the background
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting specifies whether Windows apps can access the movement of the user's head, hands, motion controllers, and other tracked objects, while the apps are running in the background. You can specify either a default setting for all apps or a per-app setting by specifying a Package Family Name. You can get the Package Family Name for an app by using the Get-AppPackage Windows PowerShell cmdlet. A per-app setting overrides the default setting. If you choose the "User is in control" option, employees in your organization can decide whether Windows apps can access the user's movements while the apps are running in the background by using Settings > Privacy on the device. If you choose the "Force Allow" option, Windows apps are allowed to access user movements while the apps are running in the background and employees in your organization cannot change it. If you choose the "Force Deny" option, Windows apps are not allowed to access user movements while the apps are running in the background and employees in your organization cannot change it. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, employees in your organization can decide whether Windows apps can access the user's movements while the apps are running in the background by using Settings > Privacy on the device. If an app is open when this Group Policy object is applied on a device, employees must restart the app or device for the policy changes to be applied to the app.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_UserInControlOfTheseApps_List ID LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_UserInControlOfTheseApps_List | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy Value name LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_UserInControlOfTheseApps Type REG_MULTI_SZ | None | |
| Computer | LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_ForceAllowTheseApps_List ID LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_ForceAllowTheseApps_List | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy Value name LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_ForceAllowTheseApps Type REG_MULTI_SZ | None | |
| Computer | LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_ForceDenyTheseApps_List ID LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_ForceDenyTheseApps_List | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy Value name LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_ForceDenyTheseApps Type REG_MULTI_SZ | None | |
| Computer | Default for all apps: ID LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception_Enum | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy Value name LetAppsAccessBackgroundSpatialPerception Type REG_DWORD | Options: User is in control (0), Force Allow (1), Force Deny (2) |