Turn off Aero Shake window minimizing mouse gesture
- Policy ID
- NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts
- Scope
- User 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
- Desktop
Description
Prevents windows from being minimized or restored when the active window is shaken back and forth with the mouse.
If you enable this policy, application windows will not be minimized or restored when the active window is shaken back and forth with the mouse.
If you disable or do not configure this policy, this window minimizing and restoring gesture will apply.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- NoWindowMinimizingShortcutsREG_DWORD