Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings don't appear when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen
- Policy ID
- DisableCharms
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Edge UI
Description
This policy setting allows you to prevent Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings from appearing when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen.
If you enable this policy setting, Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings will no longer appear when the mouse is pointing to the upper-right corner. They'll still be available if the mouse is pointing to the lower-right corner.
If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings will be available by default, and the user can configure this setting.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- DisableCharmsREG_DWORD