Policy
Show notification bell icon
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
This policy setting allows you to show the notification bell icon in the system tray. If you enable this policy setting, the notification icon will always be shown. Otherwise, the notification icon will only be shown when there's a special status (for example, Do Not Disturb is turned on). A reboot is required for this policy setting to take effect.
Internal name
AlwaysShowNotificationIcon
Policy ID
89f1f5ee5d02
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\AlwaysShowNotificationIcon | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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