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title: Policy CSP - ADMX_WinCal
description: Policy CSP - ADMX_WinCal
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author: manikadhiman
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# Policy CSP - ADMX_WinCal
> [!WARNING]
> Some information relates to prereleased products, which may be substantially modified before it's commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the information provided here.

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<!--Policies-->
## ADMX_WinCal policies  

<dl>
  <dd>
    <a href="#admx-wincal-turnoffwincal-1">ADMX_WinCal/TurnOffWinCal_1</a>
  </dd>
  <dd>
    <a href="#admx-wincal-turnoffwincal-2">ADMX_WinCal/TurnOffWinCal_2</a>
  </dd>
</dl>


<hr/>

<!--Policy-->
<a href="" id="admx-wincal-turnoffwincal-1"></a>**ADMX_WinCal/TurnOffWinCal_1**  

<!--SupportedSKUs-->
<table>
<tr>
    <th>Windows Edition</th>
    <th>Supported?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Home</td>
    <td><img src="images/crossmark.png" alt="cross mark" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Pro</td>
    <td><img src="images/crossmark.png" alt="cross mark" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Business</td>
    <td><img src="images/crossmark.png" alt="cross mark" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Enterprise</td>
    <td><img src="images/checkmark.png" alt="check mark" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Education</td>
    <td><img src="images/crossmark.png" alt="cross mark" /></td>
</tr>
</table>

<!--/SupportedSKUs-->
<hr/>

<!--Scope-->
[Scope](./policy-configuration-service-provider.md#policy-scope):

> [!div class = "checklist"]
> * User

<hr/>

<!--/Scope-->
<!--Description-->
Available in the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build. Windows Calendar is a feature that allows users to manage appointments and tasks by creating personal calendars, publishing them, and subscribing to other users calendars.

If you enable this setting, Windows Calendar will be turned off.

If you disable or do not configure this setting, Windows Calendar will be turned on.

The default is for Windows Calendar to be turned on.

<!--/Description-->
> [!TIP]
> This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires a special SyncML format to enable or disable. For details, see [Understanding ADMX-backed policies](./understanding-admx-backed-policies.md).
> 
> You must specify the data type in the SyncML as &lt;Format&gt;chr&lt;/Format&gt;. For an example SyncML, refer to [Enabling a policy](./understanding-admx-backed-policies.md#enabling-a-policy).
> 
> The payload of the SyncML must be XML-encoded; for this XML encoding, there are a variety of online encoders that you can use. To avoid encoding the payload, you can use CDATA if your MDM supports it. For more information, see [CDATA Sections](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-cdata-sect).

<!--ADMXBacked-->
ADMX Info:  
-   GP English name: *Turn off Windows Calendar*
-   GP name: *TurnOffWinCal_1*
-   GP path: *Windows Components\Windows Calendar*
-   GP ADMX file name: *WinCal.admx*

<!--/ADMXBacked-->
<!--/Policy-->
<hr/>

<hr/>

<!--Policy-->
<a href="" id="admx-wincal-turnoffwincal-2"></a>**ADMX_WinCal/TurnOffWinCal_2**  

<!--SupportedSKUs-->
<table>
<tr>
    <th>Windows Edition</th>
    <th>Supported?</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Home</td>
    <td><img src="images/crossmark.png" alt="cross mark" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Pro</td>
    <td><img src="images/crossmark.png" alt="cross mark" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Business</td>
    <td><img src="images/crossmark.png" alt="cross mark" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Enterprise</td>
    <td><img src="images/checkmark.png" alt="check mark" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>Education</td>
    <td><img src="images/crossmark.png" alt="cross mark" /></td>
</tr>
</table>

<!--/SupportedSKUs-->
<hr/>

<!--Scope-->
[Scope](./policy-configuration-service-provider.md#policy-scope):

> [!div class = "checklist"]
> * Device

<hr/>

<!--/Scope-->
<!--Description-->
Available in the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build. Windows Calendar is a feature that allows users to manage appointments and tasks by creating personal calendars, publishing them, and subscribing to other users calendars.

If you enable this setting, Windows Calendar will be turned off.

If you disable or do not configure this setting, Windows Calendar will be turned on.

The default is for Windows Calendar to be turned on.

<!--/Description-->
> [!TIP]
> This is an ADMX-backed policy and requires a special SyncML format to enable or disable. For details, see [Understanding ADMX-backed policies](./understanding-admx-backed-policies.md).
> 
> You must specify the data type in the SyncML as &lt;Format&gt;chr&lt;/Format&gt;. For an example SyncML, refer to [Enabling a policy](./understanding-admx-backed-policies.md#enabling-a-policy).
> 
> The payload of the SyncML must be XML-encoded; for this XML encoding, there are a variety of online encoders that you can use. To avoid encoding the payload, you can use CDATA if your MDM supports it. For more information, see [CDATA Sections](http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-cdata-sect).

<!--ADMXBacked-->
ADMX Info:  
-   GP English name: *Turn off Windows Calendar*
-   GP name: *TurnOffWinCal_2*
-   GP path: *Windows Components\Windows Calendar*
-   GP ADMX file name: *WinCal.admx*

<!--/ADMXBacked-->
<!--/Policy-->
<hr/>

Footnotes:

- 1 - Available in Windows 10, version 1607.
- 2 - Available in Windows 10, version 1703.
- 3 - Available in Windows 10, version 1709.
- 4 - Available in Windows 10, version 1803.
- 5 - Available in Windows 10, version 1809.
- 6 - Available in Windows 10, version 1903.
- 7 - Available in Windows 10, version 1909.
- 8 - Available in Windows 10, version 2004.

<!--/Policies-->