List desktop apps first in the Apps view
- Policy ID
- DesktopAppsFirstInAppsView
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 only
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Start Menu and Taskbar
Description
This policy setting allows desktop apps to be listed first in the Apps view in Start.
If you enable this policy setting, desktop apps would be listed first when the apps are sorted by category in the Apps view. The other sorting options would continue to be available and the user could choose to change their default sorting options.
If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, the desktop apps won't be listed first when the apps are sorted by category, and the user can configure this setting.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- DesktopAppsFirstInAppsViewREG_DWORD