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Manage Quick Actions in Windows 10 1809 with Registry/Group Policy, Change which Quick Actions Appear

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Is there a way to use the Registry Editor or Local Group Policy to modify which quick actions show up on local user account? My organization is using Windows 10 LTSC 1809 for a bunch of Surface tables, and on each of them we want to hide some of the quick actions, such as Connect, Project, Quiet Hours, etc. Currently, on each device when preparing we have to go to settings and manually disable the ones we do not want. Is there a way to automate this?

I have found online ways to change the number of quick actions that appear in the Action Center but what I want to know is whether there is a way to automate a process of changing which quick actions display.

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Unfortunately, there is not a GPO method or registry for Managing Quick Actions in Windows 10.
Quick Actions layout is based on user settings rather than Global Settings, we can’t manage it centralizedly, what we do from registry is just increasing it number, resetting and removing.
When we open registry and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Shell\ ActionCenter\ Quick Actions
We can see an option called PinnedQuickActionSlotCount, which determines the number of slots to be assigned for Quick Access in the Action Center.
Choose the option Decimal then change the value from 4 to 0.
Restart computer, the action center will only show the notification now, not any other Quick Actions.
If you want to reset Quick Actions, refer to this guide.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/reset-quick-actions-in-action-center-in-windows-10


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Yeah, I've seen the option to get rid of the Quick Actions all together however we still want users to still be able to get to certain actions so that they can turn rotation lock on and off same with Bluetooth, but get rid of buttons like Focus Assist.
For now I guess it will still be a manual process but I just wanted to check to see if I was missing anything!

Thanks for getting back to me!

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