Policy
Pin Apps to Start when installed
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows81, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012R2
This policy setting allows pinning apps to Start by default, when they are included by AppID on the list.
Internal name
StartPinAppsWhenInstalled
Policy ID
ae93ac5f4c3f
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.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Add AppIDs to the list: ID StartPinAppsWhenInstalled_Name | list | HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\StartPinAppsWhenInstalled\StartPinAppsWhenInstalled Type REG_MULTI_SZ | List: additive |
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