Account Protection in Windows 11/10

The Account Protection area in Windows 11/10, is one of the seven sections included in Windows Security, to protect your device and let you specify how you want your device protected. The seven sections in Windows Security are:

Virus & threat protectionAccount protectionFirewall & network protectionApp & browser controlDevice securityDevice performance & healthFamily options.

The Account Protection section contains settings for your protection. The Account Protection area can be hidden from users. This can be useful if, as an admin, you don’t want them to see or have access to this area. If you choose to hide the Account protection area, it will no longer appear on the home page of the Windows Security Center, and its icon will not be shown on the navigation bar on the side of the app.

Show or Hide Account Protection in Windows Security via GPEDIT

Hide Account Protection in Windows Security via Registry

You can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

Show Account Protection in Windows Security via Registry

You can click here to download the zipped Registry files from our servers. This is how you can show or hide the Account Protection area in Windows Security.

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