Turn off sensors

Policy ID
DisableSensors_2
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
Windows Components › Location and Sensors

Description


This policy setting turns off the sensor feature for this computer.

If you enable this policy setting, the sensor feature is turned off, and all programs on this computer cannot use the sensor feature.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, all programs on this computer can use the sensor feature.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • DisableSensorsREG_DWORD

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