Prevent display of the user interface for critical errors
- Policy ID
- WerDoNotShowUI
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Windows Error Reporting
Description
This policy setting prevents the display of the user interface for critical errors.
If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Error Reporting does not display any GUI-based error messages or dialog boxes for critical errors.
If you disable this policy setting, Windows Error Reporting displays the GUI-based error messages or dialog boxes for critical errors.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DontShowUIREG_DWORD