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Remove Windows Security App icon from Start menu using Registry with FSLogix App Masking
How to hide the Windows Security Appx icon from the Start menu using an FSLogix App Masking registry hiding rule on Windows 10 Virtual Desktop.
Windows Security Appx icon on Start menu
In this example, we want to remove the Windows Security App icon from the Start menu on Windows 10 22H2, Citrix Virtual Desktop
Windows Security App Registry key
The Windows Security App uses this registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\InboxApplications\Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI_10.0.19041.1865_neutral__cw5n1h2txyewy
Hide Windows Security icon using FSLogix App Masking
Create a new FSLogix App Masking rule with the following settings to hide the Windows Security Start menu icon
Hiding Rule
Object Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\AppxAllUserStore\InboxApplications\Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI_10.0.19041.1865_neutral__cw5n1h2txyewy Object Type: Directory / Registry Key
Assignments
Does not apply to Local Administrators and Domain Admins
Does not apply to Local Administrators and Domain Admins
Applies to Everyone
You might need to create a new user profile for the changes to take effect.
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I've tried this but it doesn't seem to stop the 'Windows Security' app from appearing in the Start Menu (Win 10 - 22H2) but it does stop the application from opening, so that's kind of good enough.
This only works if you apply the rule for Everyone if not, the button is here but stops the application form openning. In the screenshots witht the assigments the rule is applied for everyone according to the FSLogix priority