Policy

Turn off switching between recent apps

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.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Edge UI
Policy ID4aaadab1bc7b
Internal nameTurnOffBackstack

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI\TurnOffBackstack (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EdgeUI\TurnOffBackstack (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

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.

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