Turn on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Windows 10 only with at least Windows 10 Version 2004
Path in the GPO console
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Notifications Description
This policy setting turns on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center. If you enable this policy setting, the first three notifications of each application will be expanded by default in action center. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, only the first notification of each application will be expanded by default in action center. Windows 10 only. This will be immediately deprecated for Windows 11. No reboots or service restarts are required for this policy setting to take effect.
Registry
HKCU
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications Value name: EnableExpandedToastNotifications
Enabled: EnableExpandedToastNotifications = 1
Disabled: EnableExpandedToastNotifications = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Notifications/EnableExpandedToastNotifications Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
CSP values
-
0 (Default)- Disable multiple expanded toasts in action center. -
1- Enable multiple expanded toasts in action center.
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 on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows 10 only with at least Windows 10 Version 2004
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications]
"EnableExpandedToastNotifications"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows 10 only with 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\PushNotifications'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableExpandedToastNotifications' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Notifications/EnableExpandedToastNotifications
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows 10 only with 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications' -Name 'EnableExpandedToastNotifications' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows 10 only with 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\PushNotifications'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableExpandedToastNotifications' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows 10 only with 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 on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows 10 only with 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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PushNotifications' -Name 'EnableExpandedToastNotifications' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Turn on multiple expanded toast notifications in action center
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows 10 only with 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\PushNotifications'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'EnableExpandedToastNotifications' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.