Turn off Data Execution Prevention for Explorer
- Policy ID
- NoDataExecutionPrevention
- 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 › File Explorer
Description
Disabling data execution prevention can allow certain legacy plug-in applications to function without terminating Explorer.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- NoDataExecutionPreventionREG_DWORD