From 26850afc0f86bd620dbed4a6c1cd646f7111af94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:39:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] temp-emt-9887454 --- windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md index cfd6806caf..6a9315ccbe 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ author: mestew manager: aaroncz ms.localizationpriority: medium ms.topic: reference -ms.date: 03/27/2025 +ms.date: 04/25/2025 ms.collection: - highpri - tier2 @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ The following features are behind temporary enterprise control in Windows 11: | Feature | KB article where the feature was introduced | Feature update that ends temporary control | Notes | |---|---|---|---| +| Improved Windows search |[April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627) | | | +| Click to Do | [April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627)| | | | Touch-optimized taskbar for 2-in-1 devices | [February 28, 2023 - KB5022913](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5022913) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | | | Selecting **Uninstall** for a Win32 app from the right-click menu uses the **Installed Apps** page in **Settings** rather than **Programs and Features** under the **Control Panel** | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | | | Windows Spotlight provides a minimized experience, opportunities to learn more about each image, and allows users to preview images at full screen.| [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has a permanent control:

**CSP**: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Experience/[AllowWindowsSpotlight](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-experience#allowwindowsspotlight)

**Group Policy**: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content\\**Turn off all Windows spotlight features**| From 3ef6dc2c3b20f4e4cc5a1f85ee3aa9f5d84c0e3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:48:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] temp-emt-9887454 --- .../temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md | 14 ++++---------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md index 6a9315ccbe..106cc67543 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md @@ -68,15 +68,9 @@ The following features are behind temporary enterprise control in Windows 11: New features and enhancements used to be introduced only in feature updates. However, with continuous innovation for Windows 11, new features are introduced more frequently through the monthly cumulative update. Some new features can be controlled through policies that enable you to configure them for your organization. When a feature can be controlled by a policy, it has permanent enterprise feature control. -### Windows 11 features with permanent enterprise feature control +For example, the following policy to configure search on the taskbar is a permanent enterprise feature control: -The following features introduced through the monthly cumulative updates allow permanent enterprise feature control: +- **Group Policy:** Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Search\\**Configures search on the taskbar** + +- **CSP**: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Search/[ConfigureSearchOnTaskbarMode](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-search#configuresearchontaskbarmode) -| Feature | KB article where the feature was introduced | Feature enabled by default | CSP and Group Policy | -|---|---|---|---| -| Configure search on the taskbar | [February 28, 2023 - KB5022913](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5022913) | Yes | **CSP**: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Search/[ConfigureSearchOnTaskbarMode](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-search#configuresearchontaskbarmode)

**Group Policy**: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Search\\**Configures search on the taskbar**| -| The **Recommended** section of the **Start Menu** displays personalized website recommendations |[September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310)| No |**CSP**: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Start/[HideRecoPersonalizedSites](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-start)

**Group Policy**: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\\**Remove Personalized Website Recommendations from the Recommended section in the Start Menu**| -| **Recommended** section added to File Explorer Home for users signed into Windows with an Azure AD account. | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | Yes | **CSP**:./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/FileExplorer/[DisableGraphRecentItems](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-fileexplorer#disablegraphrecentitems)

**Group Policy**: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\File Explorer\\**Turn off files from Office.com in Quick Access View**

**Note**: This control disables additional items beyond the **Recommended** items. Review the policy before implementing this control. | -| Transfer files to another PC using WiFi direct|[September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310)|Yes|**CSP**: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Wifi/[AllowWiFiDirect](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-wifi#allowwifidirect)| -| Copilot in Windows | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | Yes |**CSP**: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/WindowsAI/[TurnOffWindowsCopilot](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-windowsai#turnoffwindowscopilot)

**Group Policy**: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Copilot\\**Turn off Windows Copilot**| -|Dev Drive | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | Yes |**CSPs**:
- ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/FileSystem/[EnableDevDrive](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-filesystem#enabledevdrive)
- ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/FileSystem/[DevDriveAttachPolicy](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-filesystem#devdriveattachpolicy)

**Group Policies**:
- Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\FileSystem\\**Enable dev drive**
- Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\FileSystem\\**Dev drive filter attach policy**| From 590593e9a7189d8ebd386f4659d00bd5a9d8a022 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:57:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] temp-emt-9887454 --- windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md index 106cc67543..0bbc3b580c 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md @@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ The following features are behind temporary enterprise control in Windows 11: | Feature | KB article where the feature was introduced | Feature update that ends temporary control | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | Improved Windows search |[April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627) | | | -| Click to Do | [April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627)| | | +| Click to Do | [April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627)| | This feature also has a permanent control. For more information, see [Manage Click to Do](/windows/client-management/manage-click-to-do). | | Touch-optimized taskbar for 2-in-1 devices | [February 28, 2023 - KB5022913](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5022913) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | | | Selecting **Uninstall** for a Win32 app from the right-click menu uses the **Installed Apps** page in **Settings** rather than **Programs and Features** under the **Control Panel** | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | | | Windows Spotlight provides a minimized experience, opportunities to learn more about each image, and allows users to preview images at full screen.| [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has a permanent control:

**CSP**: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Experience/[AllowWindowsSpotlight](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-experience#allowwindowsspotlight)

**Group Policy**: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content\\**Turn off all Windows spotlight features**| -| Copilot in Windows | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature has a permanent control. For more information, see the [Windows 11 features with permanent enterprise feature control](#windows-11-features-with-permanent-enterprise-feature-control) section. | +| Copilot in Windows | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has a permanent control. For more information, see [TurnOffWindowsCopilot](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-windowsai#turnoffwindowscopilot). | | Dev Home | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | `Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.DevHome` | -| Dev Drive | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature has multiple permanent controls. For more information, see the [Windows 11 features with permanent enterprise feature control](#windows-11-features-with-permanent-enterprise-feature-control) section | +| Dev Drive | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has multiple permanent control. For more information, see[EnableDevDrive](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-filesystem#enabledevdrive) and [DevDriveAttachPolicy](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-filesystem#devdriveattachpolicy). | ## Permanent enterprise feature control From 242bf6d1ffebf2d5456a463c6bd2a5833240768c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:20:30 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] temp-emt-9887454 --- windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md index 0bbc3b580c..d0181a189c 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md @@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ The following features are behind temporary enterprise control in Windows 11: | Click to Do | [April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627)| | This feature also has a permanent control. For more information, see [Manage Click to Do](/windows/client-management/manage-click-to-do). | | Touch-optimized taskbar for 2-in-1 devices | [February 28, 2023 - KB5022913](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5022913) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | | | Selecting **Uninstall** for a Win32 app from the right-click menu uses the **Installed Apps** page in **Settings** rather than **Programs and Features** under the **Control Panel** | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | | -| Windows Spotlight provides a minimized experience, opportunities to learn more about each image, and allows users to preview images at full screen.| [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has a permanent control:

**CSP**: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Experience/[AllowWindowsSpotlight](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-experience#allowwindowsspotlight)

**Group Policy**: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Cloud Content\\**Turn off all Windows spotlight features**| +| Windows Spotlight provides a minimized experience, opportunities to learn more about each image, and allows users to preview images at full screen.| [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has a permanent control. For more information, see [AllowWindowsSpotlight](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-experience#allowwindowsspotlight). | | Copilot in Windows | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has a permanent control. For more information, see [TurnOffWindowsCopilot](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-windowsai#turnoffwindowscopilot). | | Dev Home | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | `Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.DevHome` | -| Dev Drive | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has multiple permanent control. For more information, see[EnableDevDrive](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-filesystem#enabledevdrive) and [DevDriveAttachPolicy](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-filesystem#devdriveattachpolicy). | +| Dev Drive | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | This feature also has multiple permanent control. For more information, see [EnableDevDrive](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-filesystem#enabledevdrive) and [DevDriveAttachPolicy](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-filesystem#devdriveattachpolicy). | ## Permanent enterprise feature control From f76f21dbadbb521c86bb1069222d00a63b16dd9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:28:14 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] temp-emt-9887454 --- windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md index d0181a189c..e52f21b5da 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/temporary-enterprise-feature-control.md @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The following features are behind temporary enterprise control in Windows 11: | Feature | KB article where the feature was introduced | Feature update that ends temporary control | Notes | |---|---|---|---| -| Improved Windows search |[April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627) | | | +| Improved Windows search |[April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627) | | Improved Windows search will continue to respect your existing [search policies](/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-search). | | Click to Do | [April 25, 2025 - KB5055627](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5055627)| | This feature also has a permanent control. For more information, see [Manage Click to Do](/windows/client-management/manage-click-to-do). | | Touch-optimized taskbar for 2-in-1 devices | [February 28, 2023 - KB5022913](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5022913) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | | | Selecting **Uninstall** for a Win32 app from the right-click menu uses the **Installed Apps** page in **Settings** rather than **Programs and Features** under the **Control Panel** | [September 2023 - KB5030310](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5030310) | [Feature Update to Windows 11, version 23H2](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/5027397) | |