Prevent users from replacing the Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu they see when they right-click the lower-left corner or press the Windows logo key+X: registry value ShowCommandPromptOnWinXUserHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI

Policy ID: ShowCommandPromptOnWinX
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Edge UI

Registry

ShowCommandPromptOnWinX

REG_DWORDUser

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI 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\EdgeUI]

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

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI" /v "ShowCommandPromptOnWinX" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI" /v "ShowCommandPromptOnWinX" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

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

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