Turn Off user-installed desktop gadgets
- Policy ID
- TurnOffUserInstalledGagdets_2
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Desktop Gadgets
Description
This policy setting allows you to turn off desktop gadgets that have been installed by the user.
If you enable this setting, Windows will not run any user-installed gadgets.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, Windows will run user-installed gadgets.
The default is for Windows to run user installed gadgets.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- TurnOffUserInstalledGadgetsREG_DWORD