Disable Widgets On Lock Screen
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 feature on the lock screen. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, widgets will appear on the lock screen and can be managed in the Windows Settings app. If you enable this policy setting, widgets will not appear on the lock screen.
Registry
HKLM
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh Value name: DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen
Enabled: DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen = 0
Disabled: DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen = 1
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/NewsAndInterests/DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen 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 On Lock Screen
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh]
"DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen"=dword:00000000More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets On Lock Screen
# 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 'DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen' -Value 0 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/NewsAndInterests/DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets On Lock Screen
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh' -Name 'DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets On Lock Screen
# 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 'DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen' -Value 0 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets On Lock Screen
# 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 On Lock Screen
# 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh' -Name 'DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Disable Widgets On Lock Screen
# 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 'DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen' -Value 0 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.