Turn off Application Footprint

Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 24H2

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat

Value name: DisableApplicationFootprint

Enabled: DisableApplicationFootprint = 1

Disabled: DisableApplicationFootprint = 0

Description

This policy controls the state of Application Footprint. Application Footprint monitors the sampled collection of registry and file usage to help diagnose compatibility problems. If you enable this policy, Application Footprint will not be run. If you disable or do not configure this policy, Application Footprint will be turned on.