Policy

Disable or enable software Secure Attention Sequence

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Windows Logon Options
Supported onAt least Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista

This policy setting controls whether or not software can simulate the Secure Attention Sequence (SAS). If you enable this policy setting, you have one of four options: If you set this policy setting to "None," user mode software cannot simulate the SAS. If you set this policy setting to "Services," services can simulate the SAS. If you set this policy setting to "Ease of Access applications," Ease of Access applications can simulate the SAS. If you set this policy setting to "Services and Ease of Access applications," both services and Ease of Access applications can simulate the SAS. If you disable or do not configure this setting, only Ease of Access applications running on the secure desktop can simulate the SAS.

Internal name
SoftwareSASGeneration
Policy ID
9241ad3812b1
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
Set which software is allowed to generate the Secure Attention Sequence
ID SoftwareSASGenerationDescription
enum
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\SoftwareSASGeneration
Type REG_DWORD
Options: None (0), Services (1), Ease of Access applications (2), Services and Ease of Access applications (3)

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