Policy
Driver compatibility settings
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
Changes behavior of 3rd-party drivers to work around incompatibilities introduced between OS versions.
Internal name
DriverShims
Policy ID
f4d6129ccf6f
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\Compatibility\DisableDriverShims | REG_DWORD | 0 | 1 |
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