Enable Native Window Occlusion (deprecated)

Policy ID
NativeWindowOcclusionEnabled
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
Microsoft Edge version 84, Windows 7 or later
Source
Microsoft Edge Policy Templates (version 155.0.4283.45)
Category
Microsoft Edge

Description

DEPRECATED: This policy is deprecated. It is currently supported but will become obsolete in a future release.

This policy is deprecated, use the ''WindowOcclusionEnabled' (Enable Window Occlusion)' policy instead. It won't work in Microsoft Edge version 92.

Enables native window occlusion in Microsoft Edge.

If you enable this policy, to reduce CPU and power consumption Microsoft Edge detects when a window is covered by other windows, and will suspend work painting pixels.

If you disable this policy Microsoft Edge won't detect when a window is covered by other windows.

If you don't configure this policy, occlusion detection is enabled.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • NativeWindowOcclusionEnabledREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • NativeWindowOcclusionEnabledREG_DWORD

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