Policy

Disable Widgets Board

This policy specifies whether to disable the Widgets Board experience. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, you will be able to invoke the Widgets Board and see its entry point on the taskbar. The Widgets Board experience can be managed in Widgets Settings whose entry-point is located on the Widgets Board. If you enable this policy setting, you will not be able to invoke the Widgets board and its entry point will no longer appear on the taskbar.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Widgets
Policy IDe11f2aae3107
Internal nameDisableWidgetsBoard

Registry

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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh\DisableWidgetsBoard (enabled) = 0
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh\DisableWidgetsBoard (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy specifies whether to disable the Widgets Board experience. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, you will be able to invoke the Widgets Board and see its entry point on the taskbar. The Widgets Board experience can be managed in Widgets Settings whose entry-point is located on the Widgets Board. If you enable this policy setting, you will not be able to invoke the Widgets board and its entry point will no longer appear on the taskbar.

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