Privacy and Security Hide or Show Device Security page in Windows Security


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This tutorial will show you how to hide or show the Device security page in Windows Security for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Windows Security provides built-in security options to help protect your device from malicious software attacks.

What you see on the Device security page in Windows Security may vary depending upon what your hardware supports:
  • Core isolation provides added protection against malware and other attacks by isolating computer processes from your operating system and device.
  • Your security processor, called the trusted platform module (TPM), provides additional encryption for your device.
  • Secure boot prevents a sophisticated and dangerous type of malware—a rootkit—from loading when you start your device. Rootkits use the same permissions as the operating system and start before it, which means they can completely hide themselves. Rootkits are often part of an entire suite of malware that can bypass local logins, record passwords and keystrokes, transfer private files, and capture cryptographic data.
  • Data encryption helps protect your data from unauthorized access in case your device is lost or stolen.
You can hide the Device security 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 security section in Windows Security and try to directly open it (ex: command), you will get the Page not available error below.

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Reference:


You must be signed in as an administrator to hide or show the Device security page in Windows Security.



Contents

  • Option One: Hide or Show Device Security page in Windows Security in Local Group Policy Editor
  • Option Two: Hide or Show Device Security page in Windows Security using REG file


EXAMPLE: "Device security" page in Windows Security

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Option One

Hide or Show Device Security 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 security

Device_security_gpedit-1.png

3 In the right pane of Device security in the Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Hide the Device security 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 security" 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.​

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6 Hide "Device security" page in Windows Security

A) Select (dot) Enabled. (see screenshot below)​

B) Click/tap on OK, and go to step 7.​

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7 If Windows Security is currently open, then close and reopen Windows Security to apply.

8 Close the Local Group Policy Editor.




Option Two

Hide or Show Device Security page in Windows Security using REG file


1 Do step 2 (show) or step 3 (hide) below for what you would like to do.

2 Show "Device security" 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_security_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 security]
"UILockdown"=-

3 Hide "Device security" 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_security_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 security]
"UILockdown"=dword:00000001

4 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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