Windows 11/10 comes with a built-in feature for laptops that is called Windows Mobility Center. It allows you to instantly access or adjust the display brightness, mute or adjust volume, view and change Power Plans, view the remaining battery percentage, set Sync Settings, and connect to an external display. For some reason, if you wish to disable or remove it from your Windows PC altogether, Microsoft offers a built-in option to do the same. This means there is no need to use a third-party tool to remove the Windows Mobility Center in Windows 11/10.
This post will share at least two ways to prevent access to Windows Mobility Center on Windows 11 or 10 for all users. These are the following:-
- Enable or Disable Windows Mobility Center using Group Policy Editor
- Turn On or Off Windows Mobility Center via Windows Registry
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How to Enable or Disable Windows Mobility Center in Windows 11 or 10 using Group Policy Editor?
Gentle Reminder: Local Group Policy Editor is not a part of the Windows 10 Home edition; if you are still using Windows 10 Home edition operating system, you need to enable gpedit.msc.
To turn on or off Windows Mobility Center in Windows 11/10 using Group Policy Editor, perform the following recommended steps:-
Step 1. Press
Step 2. In the Run box, type the following and hit
gpedit.msc

Step 3. In the Local Group Policy Editor, navigate or browse for the following path from the left side pane:-
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Mobility Center

Step 4. On the right-hand section of Windows Mobility Center, double click on the policy “Turn off Windows Mobility Center.”

Step 5. Select
Step 6. Click
Step 7. Click
The policy will be applied immediately, which means there is no need to restart your PC.
If you change your mind and want to enable Windows Mobility Center, repeat the above steps and, in step 5, select the
How to Turn On or Off Windows Mobility Center in Windows 11 or 10 via Windows Registry?
Gentle Reminder: Editing Windows Registry may damage your Windows installation; hence we recommend taking a full backup of the Registry and creating a system restore point. If something goes wrong, you can revert your PC to a previous working state.
To enable or disable Windows Mobility Center in Windows 11 or 10 via Windows Registry, use these steps:-
Step 1. Click on the

Step 2. In the top search results, click on the

Step 3. In the Registry Editor window that opens, navigate or browse for the following key:-
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies

Step 4. Right-click on the

Step 5. Rename the newly created key as

Step 6. Now, perform a right-click on the

Step 7. Rename the newly created DWORD (32-bit) Value as

Step 8. On the right side pane of MobilityCenter, double-click on the

Step 9. Click
Step 10. Reboot your computer or laptop.
Now, you will not be able to open the Windows Mobility Center in Windows 11 or 10. If you want to enable it again, navigate to the following key:-
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\MobilityCenter
On the right side of MobilityCenter, double click on