If you want to enable or disable Windows Presentation Settings on Windows 11/10, here is how you can do it. It is possible to prevent users from using or turning off the Presentation Settings in Windows Mobility Center using Group Policy and Registry Editor.
Windows Mobility Center is a laptop-specific feature, but you can also open it on a Windows desktop computer too. It helps you adjust various settings such as display brightness, volume, etc. There is another feature called Presentation Settings, which enables you to keep your computer awake while presenting. However, if you do not want to allow others to use this feature for any reason, you can disable it on your computer.
What are Presentation settings in Windows?
Presentation Settings helps you block all notifications and keep your system awake for as long as you want while giving a presentation. It is also possible to disable screen savers using the same functionality. As these things can distract or disturb you while presenting on your Windows 11/10 laptop, you can use this option to remove them.
How to disable Windows Presentation Settings on Windows 11/10
To disable Windows Presentation Mode Settings on Windows 11/10 using Group Policy, follow these steps:
- Press Win+R to open the Run prompt.
- Type gpedit.msc and press the Enter button.
- Go to Presentation Settings in Computer Configuration.
- Double-click on the Turn off Windows presentation settings.
- Select the Enabled option.
- Click the OK button.
Let’s delve into these steps in detail.
At first, you need to open the Local Group Policy Editor. For that, you can press the Win+R keyboard shortcut to open the Run prompt, type gpedit.msc, and press the Enter button.
Once it is opened, navigate to the following path:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Presentation Settings
Here you can find a setting called Turn off Windows presentation settings. You need to double-click on it and select the Enabled option.
Click the OK button to save the change.
Prevent users from using Windows Presentation Settings in Windows 11/10
To prevent users from using Windows Presentation Settings in Windows 11/10 using Registry Editor, follow these steps:
- Search for regedit in the Taskbar search box.
- Click on the individual result.
- Click on the Yes option.
- Go to the PresentationSettings in HKLM.
- Right-click on PresentationSettings > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Name it as NoPresentationSettings.
- Double-click on it to set the Value data as 1.
- Click the OK button.
- Restart your computer.
First, you need to open the Registry Editor on your computer. For that, you can search for regedit in the Taskbar search box and click on the individual search result. Your computer might display the UAC prompt on your screen. If so, click the Yes button.
Once it is opened, navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\PresentationSettings
If you cannot find the PresentationSettings key, right-click on the Policies, select the New > Key, and name it PresentationSettings.
Then, right-click on the PresentationSettings, select the New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name it as NoPresentationSettings. After that, double-click on it and set the Value data as 1.
Click the OK button, close the Registry Editor window, and restart your computer. After opening the Windows Mobility Center on your computer, the Presentation setting option will be grayed out.
To get it back, you need to navigate to the same path as above and set the Value data of NoPresentationSettings as 0.
That’s all! Hope this guide helped you disable or turn off Presentation Settings in Windows 11/10.
How do I change the Presentation settings in Windows?
You can change the Presentation Settings in Windows 11/10 from Windows Mobility Center. Type presentationsettings.exe in Start Search and hit Enter. You can change the settings there.
Read: How to enable Windows Mobility Center on desktop computer
