Allow restore of system to default state: registry value DisableSetupComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRE

Policy ID: ConfigureWinRESetup
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: System › Recovery

Registry

DisableSetup

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRE Current key

Enabled value: 0
Disabled value: 1

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

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

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRE" /v "DisableSetup" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WinRE" /v "DisableSetup" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

PowerShell

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

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