Turn off Tablet PC Pen Training
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Windows Vista only
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Tablet PC\Tablet PC Pen Training Description
Turns off Tablet PC Pen Training. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot open Tablet PC Pen Training. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can open Tablet PC Pen Training.
Registry
HKLM
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PenTraining Value name: DisablePenTraining
Enabled: DisablePenTraining = 1
Disabled: DisablePenTraining = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_PenTraining/PenTrainingOff_2 Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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These exports write the registry — this is not a managed GPO. ⓘ
.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Turn off Tablet PC Pen Training
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows Vista only
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PenTraining]
"DisablePenTraining"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Tablet PC Pen Training
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Vista only
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PenTraining'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePenTraining' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_PenTraining/PenTrainingOff_2
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Tablet PC Pen Training
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Vista only
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PenTraining' -Name 'DisablePenTraining' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Tablet PC Pen Training
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Vista only
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PenTraining'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePenTraining' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Tablet PC Pen Training
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Vista only
# 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 Tablet PC Pen Training
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Vista only
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PenTraining' -Name 'DisablePenTraining' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn off Tablet PC Pen Training
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Vista only
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PenTraining'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisablePenTraining' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.