Turn off Microsoft consumer experiences
- Policy ID
- DisableWindowsConsumerFeatures
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows 10
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Cloud Content
Description
This policy setting turns off experiences that help consumers make the most of their devices and Microsoft account.
If you enable this policy setting, users will no longer see personalized recommendations from Microsoft and notifications about their Microsoft account.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users may see suggestions from Microsoft and notifications about their Microsoft account.
Note: This setting only applies to Enterprise and Education SKUs.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- DisableWindowsConsumerFeaturesREG_DWORD