Policy

Hide "Programs and Features" page

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryControl Panel > Programs
Supported onAt least Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista

This setting prevents users from accessing "Programs and Features" to view, uninstall, change, or repair programs that are currently installed on the computer. If this setting is disabled or not configured, "Programs and Features" will be available to all users. This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to view or uninstall programs. It also does not prevent users from linking to related Programs Control Panel Features including Windows Features, Get Programs, or Windows Marketplace.

Internal name
NoProgramsAndFeatures
Policy ID
3067abd41efd
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Programs\NoProgramsAndFeaturesREG_DWORD
1
0

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