How to remove the Home page from the Settings app in Windows 11

The Home page in the Settings app displays interactive cards that provide information about the system and provide shortcuts to common settings. However, if you're not a fan of the new Home section, you can remove it from the Settings app using two quick methods.

You can hide the Home page using Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor. This guide will walk you through both methods.

1. Use Group Policy Editor to delete the Home page

Local Group Policy Editor on Windows makes modifying various advanced system settings easy. Among many options, it allows you to manage the pages displayed in the Settings app. So, you can use Local Group Policy Editor to hide the Home tab from the Windows 11 Settings app.

Note : Group Policy Editor is only accessible on Windows Professional, Education, and Enterprise editions. If you are using Windows Home, you can enable Local Group Policy Editor in Windows this way.

1. Press Win + S to access the search menu.
2. Type gpedit.msc in the box and select the first result that appears.
3. Select Yes when the User Account Control (UAC) prompt appears.
4. In the local Group Policy Editor window, use the left pane to navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel .
5. Double-click the Settings Page Visibility policy in the right pane.
6. Select the Enabled option .
7. In the Options box , enter hide:home in the text field next to Settings Page Visibility .
8. Click Apply > OK .

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The Home page will be hidden on the Settings app. If you want to see the Home tab at any time, repeat the steps above and set the Settings Page Visibility policy to Disabled or Not configured .

2. Use Registry Editor to delete the Home page

If you cannot access Group Policy Editor on your Windows PC, you can also remove the Home tab from the Windows 11 Settings app by making some changes to the registry file.

As you may know, registry files store important Settings for Windows and your applications. Making incorrect changes to the registry can lead to serious problems. Therefore, you should back up all registry files or create a restore point before continuing. This will allow you to restore the Windows registry to its previous state if something goes wrong.

To hide the Home tab from the Settings app using Registry Editor, follow these steps:

1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type regedit in the text box and press Enter .
3. Select Yes when the User Account Control (UAC) prompt appears.
4. Use the left pane to navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > Explorer .
5. Right-click the Explorer key , click New , and select String Value from the submenu. Rename it to SettingsPageVisibility.
6. Double-click the SettingsPageVisibility value to edit it.
7. Enter hide:home in the Value data field and click OK .

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Restart your PC after completing the above steps. Then, open Settings to confirm the Home page has been hidden. To restore the deleted Home tab later, repeat the steps above and delete the SettingsPageVisibility string value.

While the Home screen provides quick and easy access to frequently used settings, you may prefer the old classic view. So hide it from view and restore when necessary.

Kareem Winters

Update 10 November 2023