Policy

Turn off Aero Shake window minimizing mouse gesture

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryDesktop
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

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

Prevents windows from being minimized or restored when the active window is shaken back and forth with the mouse. If you enable this policy, application windows will not be minimized or restored when the active window is shaken back and forth with the mouse. If you disable or do not configure this policy, this window minimizing and restoring gesture will apply.

Internal name
NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts
Policy ID
cb46ce05e9c8
Elements
0

Registry values

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoWindowMinimizingShortcutsREG_DWORD
1
0

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