Policy

Turn off Windows Key hotkeys

Turn off Windows Key hotkeys. Keyboards with a Windows key provide users with shortcuts to common shell features. For example, pressing the keyboard sequence Windows+R opens the Run dialog box; pressing Windows+E starts File Explorer. By using this setting, you can disable these Windows Key hotkeys. If you enable this setting, the Windows Key hotkeys are unavailable. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Windows Key hotkeys are available.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID 86bb1f143f43
Internal name NoWindowsHotKeys

Registry

Copy registry mappings

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

Policy notes

Turn off Windows Key hotkeys. Keyboards with a Windows key provide users with shortcuts to common shell features. For example, pressing the keyboard sequence Windows+R opens the Run dialog box; pressing Windows+E starts File Explorer. By using this setting, you can disable these Windows Key hotkeys. If you enable this setting, the Windows Key hotkeys are unavailable. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Windows Key hotkeys are available.

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