Disable Widgets On Lock Screen
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Computer
Category
Windows Components > Widgets
Supported on
At least Windows 11 Version 22H2

Supported OS tags: Windows11

This policy specifies whether to disable the Widgets feature on the lock screen. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, widgets will appear on the lock screen and can be managed in the Windows Settings app. If you enable this policy setting, widgets will not appear on the lock screen.

Internal name
DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen
Policy ID
3cfe7b59188b
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh
Value name
DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen
REG_DWORD
HKLM
0
HKLM
1
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh
Value name
DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1

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