Policy

Show Start on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key

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 or Windows RT 8.1 only

Supported OS tags: Windows81, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012R2

This policy setting allows the Start screen to appear on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key. This setting only applies to users who are using multiple displays. If you enable this policy setting, the Start screen will appear on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the Start screen will always appear on the main display when the user presses the Windows logo key. Users will still be able to open Start on other displays by pressing the Start button on that display. Also, the user will be able to configure this setting.

Internal name
ShowStartOnDisplayWithForegroundOnWinKey
Policy ID
8934c4211af0
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

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