Policy

Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

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ClassUser
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Supported onWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, Windows7, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

Displays Start menu shortcuts to partially installed programs in gray text. This setting makes it easier for users to distinguish between programs that are fully installed and those that are only partially installed. Partially installed programs include those that a system administrator assigns using Windows Installer and those that users have configured for full installation upon first use. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, all Start menu shortcuts appear as black text. Note: Enabling this setting can make the Start menu slow to open.

Internal name
GreyMSIAds
Policy ID
f9af88ddde03
Elements
0

Registry values

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

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