Policy

Let Windows apps activate with voice while the system is locked

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 while the system is locked. If you choose the "User is in control" option, employees in your organization can decide whether users can interact with applications using speech while the system is locked by using Settings > Privacy on the device. If you choose the "Force Allow" option, users can interact with applications using speech while the system is locked and employees in your organization cannot change it. If you choose the "Force Deny" option, users cannot interact with applications using speech while the system is locked 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 users can interact with applications using speech while the system is locked by using Settings > Privacy on the device. This policy is applied to Windows apps and Cortana. It takes precedence of the “Allow Cortana above lock” policy. This policy is applicable only when “Allow voice activation” policy is configured to allow applications to be activated with voice.

Internal name
LetAppsActivateWithVoiceAboveLock
Policy ID
220d818ae004
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

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

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