Policy

Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Supported onWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows7, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

If you enable this setting, the frequently used programs list is removed from the Start menu. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the frequently used programs list remains on the simple Start menu.

Internal name
NoFrequentUsedPrograms
Policy ID
d028f85fd050
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoStartMenuMFUprogramsListREG_DWORD
1
0

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