Policy

Remove UI to change keyboard navigation indicator setting

Disables the "Hide keyboard navigation indicators until I use the ALT key" option in Display in Control Panel. When this Display Properties option is selected, the underlining that indicates a keyboard shortcut character (hot key) does not appear on menus until you press ALT. Effects, such as transitory underlines, are designed to enhance the user's experience but might be confusing or distracting to some users.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID e9b2a8912b88
Internal name NoChangeKeyboardNavigationIndicators

Registry

Copy registry mappings

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

Policy notes

Disables the "Hide keyboard navigation indicators until I use the ALT key" option in Display in Control Panel. When this Display Properties option is selected, the underlining that indicates a keyboard shortcut character (hot key) does not appear on menus until you press ALT. Effects, such as transitory underlines, are designed to enhance the user's experience but might be confusing or distracting to some users.

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