Disable Widgets Board
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Widgets Description
This policy specifies whether to disable the Widgets Board experience. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, you will be able to invoke the Widgets Board and see its entry point on the taskbar. The Widgets Board experience can be managed in Widgets Settings whose entry-point is located on the Widgets Board. If you enable this policy setting, you will not be able to invoke the Widgets board and its entry point will no longer appear on the taskbar.
Registry
HKLM
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh Value name: DisableWidgetsBoard
Enabled: DisableWidgetsBoard = 0
Disabled: DisableWidgetsBoard = 1
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/NewsAndInterests/DisableWidgetsBoard Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0 (Default)- Enabled. -
1- Disabled.
Export Builder
BETAConfigure the state, scope and options, then generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune and SCCM outputs — or add the setting to a multi-setting collection.
These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Disable Widgets Board
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh]
"DisableWidgetsBoard"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets Board
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableWidgetsBoard' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/NewsAndInterests/DisableWidgetsBoard
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets Board
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh' -Name 'DisableWidgetsBoard' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets Board
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableWidgetsBoard' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets Board
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
# 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: Disable Widgets Board
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh' -Name 'DisableWidgetsBoard' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets Board
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableWidgetsBoard' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.