Policy
Hide messages when Windows system requirements are not met
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows11
This policy controls messages which are shown when Windows is running on a device that does not meet the minimum system requirements for this OS version. If you enable this policy setting, these messages will never appear on desktop or in the Settings app. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, these messages will appear on desktop and in the Settings app when Windows is running on a device that does not meet the minimum system requirements for this OS version.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\HideUnsupportedHardwareNotifications | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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