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Configure Scheduled Maintenance Behavior: registry value EnabledExecution and 1 moreComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics

Policy ID
ScheduledDiagnosticsExecutionPolicy
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
System › Troubleshooting and Diagnostics › Scheduled Maintenance

Registry

EnabledExecution

REG_DWORDComputer
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics Current key
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics]

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

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics" /v "EnabledExecution" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics" /v "EnabledExecution" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics' -Force | Out-Null

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

EnabledExecutionLevel

REG_DWORDComputer
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics Current key
Enabled value
Depends on the option value
Element
Execution Level
Options
ItemStored value
Troubleshooting Only1
Regular2
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics]

; Options (use only one)
; Troubleshooting Only
"EnabledExecutionLevel"=dword:00000001
; Regular
"EnabledExecutionLevel"=dword:00000002
CMD
:: Options (use only one)

:: Troubleshooting Only
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics" /v "EnabledExecutionLevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Regular
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics" /v "EnabledExecutionLevel" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
PowerShell
# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Troubleshooting Only
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics' -Name 'EnabledExecutionLevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Regular
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScheduledDiagnostics' -Name 'EnabledExecutionLevel' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null