Turn off account notifications in Start
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows 10 Version 2004
Path in the GPO console
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Account Notifications Description
This policy allows you to prevent Windows from displaying notifications to Microsoft account (MSA) and local users in Start (user tile). Notifications include getting users to: reauthenticate; backup their device; manage cloud storage quotas as well as manage their Microsoft 365 or XBOX subscription. If you enable this policy setting, Windows will not send account related notifications for local and MSA users to the user tile in Start. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows will send account related notifications for local and MSA users to the user tile in Start. No reboots or service restarts are required for this policy setting to take effect.
Registry
HKCU
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountNotifications Value name: DisableAccountNotifications
Enabled: DisableAccountNotifications = 1
Disabled: DisableAccountNotifications = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Notifications/DisableAccountNotifications Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0 (Default)- Disabled. -
1- Enabled.
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off account notifications in Start
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows 10 Version 2004
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountNotifications]
"DisableAccountNotifications"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off account notifications in Start
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10 Version 2004
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountNotifications'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableAccountNotifications' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Notifications/DisableAccountNotifications
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off account notifications in Start
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10 Version 2004
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountNotifications' -Name 'DisableAccountNotifications' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off account notifications in Start
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10 Version 2004
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountNotifications'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableAccountNotifications' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off account notifications in Start
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10 Version 2004
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off account notifications in Start
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10 Version 2004
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountNotifications' -Name 'DisableAccountNotifications' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off account notifications in Start
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 10 Version 2004
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountNotifications'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableAccountNotifications' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.