Policy
Turn off Windows presentation settings
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting turns off Windows presentation settings. If you enable this policy setting, Windows presentation settings cannot be invoked. If you disable this policy setting, Windows presentation settings can be invoked. The presentation settings icon will be displayed in the notification area. This will give users a quick and easy way to configure their system settings before a presentation to block system notifications and screen blanking, adjust speaker volume, and apply a custom background image. Note: Users will be able to customize their system settings for presentations in Windows Mobility Center. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows presentation settings can be invoked.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\PresentationSettings\NoPresentationSettings | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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