Do not allow window animations
- Policy ID
- DwmDisallowAnimations_1
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Desktop Window Manager
Description
This policy setting controls the appearance of window animations such as those found when restoring, minimizing, and maximizing windows.
If you enable this policy setting, window animations are turned off.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, window animations are turned on.
Changing this policy setting requires a logoff for it to be applied.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- DisallowAnimationsREG_DWORD