Policy

Force a specific Start background

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryControl Panel > Personalization
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows81, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016

Forces the Start screen to use one of the available backgrounds, 1 through 20, and prevents the user from changing it. If this setting is set to zero or not configured, then Start uses the default background, and users can change it. If this setting is set to a nonzero value, then Start uses the specified background, and users cannot change it. If the specified background is not supported, the default background is used.

Internal name
CPL_Personalization_StartBackground
Policy ID
06ef83bb514a
Elements
1

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.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Background ID:
ID StartBackgroundSpin
decimal
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Personalization\ForceStartBackground
Type REG_DWORD
Range: ? to 20

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