Policy

Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start

If you enable this setting, users cannot uninstall apps from Start. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, users can access the uninstall command from Start

Policy

PackMicrosoft Windows

CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar

Policy ID73296bace724

Internal nameNoUninstallFromStart

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoUninstallFromStart (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoUninstallFromStart (disabled) = 0

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoUninstallFromStart (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoUninstallFromStart (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

If you enable this setting, users cannot uninstall apps from Start. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, users can access the uninstall command from Start

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