Do not allow Flip3D invocation: registry value DisallowFlip3d (HKCU DWM)UserHKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM

Policy ID: DwmDisallowFlip3D_1
Scope: User 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 Window Manager

Registry

DisallowFlip3d

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 0

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"DisallowFlip3d"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"DisallowFlip3d"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM" /v "DisallowFlip3d" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM" /v "DisallowFlip3d" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM' -Name 'DisallowFlip3d' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DWM' -Name 'DisallowFlip3d' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null