Turn off switching between recent apps
- Policy ID
- TurnOffBackstack
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Edge UI
Description
If you enable this setting, users will not be allowed to switch between recent apps. The App Switching option in the PC settings app will be disabled as well.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users will be allowed to switch between recent apps.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- TurnOffBackstackREG_DWORD