Control Device Reactivation for Retail devices
- Policy ID
- AllowWindowsEntitlementReactivation
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Software Protection Platform
Description
This policy setting controls whether OS Reactivation is blocked on a device.
Policy Options:
- Not Configured (default -- Windows registration and reactivation is allowed)
- Disabled (Windows registration and reactivation is not allowed)
- Enabled (Windows registration is allowed)
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Software Protection Platform View registry values
- AllowWindowsEntitlementReactivationREG_DWORD