Policy

Turn off common control and window animations

This policy is similar to settings directly available to computer users. Disabling animations can improve usability for users with some visual disabilities as well as improving performance and battery life in some scenarios.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID5a0dcc08a3d9
Internal nameTurnOffSPIAnimations

Registry

Copy registry mappings

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

Policy notes

This policy is similar to settings directly available to computer users. Disabling animations can improve usability for users with some visual disabilities as well as improving performance and battery life in some scenarios.

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