Policy

Let Windows apps activate with voice

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > App Privacy
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This policy setting specifies whether Windows apps can be activated by voice. If you choose the "User is in control" option, employees in your organization can decide whether Windows apps can be activated with a voice keyword by using Settings > Privacy on the device. If you choose the "Force Allow" option, Windows apps are allowed to be activated with a voice keyword and employees in your organization cannot change it. If you choose the "Force Deny" option, Windows apps are not allowed to be activated with a voice keyword and employees in your organization cannot change it. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, employees in your organization can decide whether Windows apps can be activated with a voice keyword by using Settings > Privacy on the device. This policy is applied to Windows apps and Cortana.

Internal name
LetAppsActivateWithVoice
Policy ID
9ac17691c88a
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Default for all apps:
ID LetAppsActivateWithVoice_Enum
enum
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppPrivacy\LetAppsActivateWithVoice
Type REG_DWORD
Options: User is in control (0), Force Allow (1), Force Deny (2)

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