Policy
Turn off switching between recent apps
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
If you enable this setting, users will not be allowed to switch between recent apps. The App Switching option in the PC settings app will be disabled as well. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users will be allowed to switch between recent apps.
Internal name
TurnOffBackstack
Policy ID
4aaadab1bc7b
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI\TurnOffBackstack | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
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