Turn off Windows Spotlight on Action Center
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Windows Components > Cloud Content
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1703

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

If you enable this policy, Windows Spotlight notifications will no longer be shown on Action Center. If you disable or do not configure this policy, Microsoft may display notifications in Action Center that will suggest apps or features to help users be more productive on Windows.

Internal name
DisableWindowsSpotlightOnActionCenter
Policy ID
8f57f9be3092
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

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