This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Device performance & health page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
To help you keep your device secure, Windows Security monitors your device for security issues and provides a health report, which appears on the Device performance & health page. The Health report alerts you to common issues in four key areas and offers recommendations to remedy them.
You can hide the Device performance & health area from users on the device. This option can be useful if you don't want users to see or have access to user-configured options for these features.
If you hide the Device performance & health section in Windows Security and try to directly open it (ex: command), you will get the Page not available error below.
Reference:
Check your device performance and health in Windows Security - Microsoft Support
Learn how to use a health report in Windows Security to manage your device performance and keep your device secure.
support.microsoft.com
You must be signed in as an administrator to hide or show the Device performance & health page in Windows Security.
Contents
- Option One: Hide or Show Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security in Local Group Policy Editor
- Option Two: Hide or Show Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security using REG file
EXAMPLE: "Device performance & health" page in Windows Security
Hide or Show Device Performance and Health page in Windows Security in Local Group Policy Editor
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
All editions can use Option Two to configure the same policy.
1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).
2 Navigate to the policy location below in the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor. (see screenshot below)
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Security > Device performance and health
3 In the right pane of Device performance and health in the Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Hide the Device performance and health area policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)
4 Do step 5 (show) or step 6 (hide) below for what you want.
5 Show "Device performance & health" page in Windows Security
This is the default setting.
A) Select (dot) Not Configured. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7.
6 Hide "Device performance & health" page in Windows Security
A) Select (dot) Enabled. (see screenshot below)
B) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7.
7 If Windows Security is currently open, then close and reopen Windows Security to apply.
8 Close the Local Group Policy Editor.
1 Do step 2 (show) or step 3 (hide) below for what you would like to do.
2 Show "Device performance & health" page in Windows Security
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Show_Device_performance_and_health_page_in_Windows_Security.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Device performance and health]
"UILockdown"=-3 Hide "Device performance & health" page in Windows Security
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Hide_Device_performance_and_health_page_in_Windows_Security.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Device performance and health]
"UILockdown"=dword:000000014 Save the REG file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 Restart the computer to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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