Windows 10: Taskbar Configuration Group policy/Registry location

I am trying to create a policy to apply a global setting which resides under Settings > Personalization > Taskbar > Other system tray icons > Enable Google Drive but I cannot find this in an policy nor what the registry value that holds this info is. I have run procmon on the machine toggling the setting on and off and there is no obvious change I can find. Any help would be create.

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Windows Defender Group Policy Disabeled

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

As you have stated you want to disable the group policy so that you can run windows defender on the computer.

I would like to suggest few troubleshooting steps:

Method 1: Disable group policy from gpedit.msc

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  Press Windows key + R.
  
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  Type gpedit.msc and click Ok.(it will open Local Group policy editor)
  
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  Go to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Defender.
  
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  In the right pane of
  Windows Defender in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the
  Turn off Windows Defender policy to edit it.
  
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  Select (dot) Not Configured or
  Disabled, click/tap on OK,
  
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  When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.
  

If the issue still persist you can follow method 2.

Method 2: Disable group policy from registry.

Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow
these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows - Microsoft Support

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  Press Window Key +R.
  
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  Type regedit and click. (it will open registry)
  
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  Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender
  
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  Right Click on Window Defender to create a new Dword.
  
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  Click on New and Select Dword.
  
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  Type DisableAntiSpyware.
  
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  Right click on DisableAntiSpyware and click on modify.
  
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  Set the value to 0 instead of 1.
  

Hope this information is helpful. If the issue still persists, you can write back to us and we will be glad to assist you further.

 

group policy editor VS registry settings

ALL settings are applied through the registry. The Group Policy Editor is just a GUI with a set of templates containing the registry settings required. Microsoft publish this spreadsheet listing all the policies and the registry settings they use.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...aspx?id=103668

 

Cannot disable Taskbar live preview in 7!

I even did this...
1. Click on start and type on search bar gpedit.msc and press enter
2. Now navigate to User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar in left pan of Group Policy Editor
3. Locate “Turn off Taskbar Thumbnails” in right pan of Group policy editor and double click on it.