Policy

Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu.

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Supported onWindows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 and Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to remove the Default Programs link from the Start menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Default Programs link is removed from the Start menu. Clicking the Default Programs link from the Start menu opens the Default Programs control panel and provides administrators the ability to specify default programs for certain activities, such as Web browsing or sending e-mail, as well as which programs are accessible from the Start menu, desktop, and other locations. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Default Programs link is available from the Start menu. Note: This policy setting does not prevent the Set Default Programs for This Computer option from appearing in the Default Programs control panel.

Internal name
NoSMConfigurePrograms
Policy ID
86b7463fdadc
Elements
0

Registry values

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

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