Policy
Disable or enable software Secure Attention Sequence
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting controls whether or not software can simulate the Secure Attention Sequence (SAS). If you enable this policy setting, you have one of four options: If you set this policy setting to "None," user mode software cannot simulate the SAS. If you set this policy setting to "Services," services can simulate the SAS. If you set this policy setting to "Ease of Access applications," Ease of Access applications can simulate the SAS. If you set this policy setting to "Services and Ease of Access applications," both services and Ease of Access applications can simulate the SAS. If you disable or do not configure this setting, only Ease of Access applications running on the secure desktop can simulate the SAS.
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 | Set which software is allowed to generate the Secure Attention Sequence ID SoftwareSASGenerationDescription | enum | Path Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Value name SoftwareSASGeneration Type REG_DWORD | Options: None (0), Services (1), Ease of Access applications (2), Services and Ease of Access applications (3) |