Policy

Turn off compatibility scan for backed up applications

This policy controls the state of the compatibility scan for backed up applications. The compatibility scan for backed up applications evaluates for compatibility problems in installed applications. If you enable this policy, the compatibility scan for backed up applications will not be run. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the compatibility scan for backed up applications will be run.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / App and Device Inventory
Policy ID7c3e31eac1ba
Internal nameTurnOffWin32AppBackup

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat\DisableWin32AppBackup (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat\DisableWin32AppBackup (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy controls the state of the compatibility scan for backed up applications. The compatibility scan for backed up applications evaluates for compatibility problems in installed applications. If you enable this policy, the compatibility scan for backed up applications will not be run. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the compatibility scan for backed up applications will be run.

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