Do not allow encryption on all NTFS volumes
- Policy ID
- DisableEncryption
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- System › Filesystem › NTFS
Description
Encryption can add to the processing overhead of filesystem operations. Enabling this setting will prevent access to and creation of encrypted files.
A reboot is required for this setting to take effect
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- NtfsDisableEncryptionREG_DWORD