Policy
Hide Windows Security Systray
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting hides the Windows Security notification area control. The user needs to either sign out and sign in or reboot the computer for this setting to take effect. Enabled: Windows Security notification area control will be hidden. Disabled: Windows Security notification area control will be shown. Not configured: Same as Disabled.
Internal name
Systray_HideSystray
Policy ID
7050a0579ec0
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Systray Value name HideSystray | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Systray
Value name
HideSystray
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.