Policy
Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings don't appear when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows81, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting allows you to prevent Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings from appearing when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen. If you enable this policy setting, Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings will no longer appear when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner. They'll still be available if the mouse is pointing to the lower-right corner. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings will be available by default, and the user can configure this setting.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI Value name DisableCharms | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.