Task/Script to Turn off Background Apps

Software, Tasks & Script Requests
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I’m looking for a task or script to turn off background apps in the Windows settings.

In Widows 10, this setting is located at:
Settings > Privacy > App permissions > Background Apps

Turning this off helps conserve power on devices, specifically useful in laptops. This is something I usually disable during manual onboarding.

Update: I found a PowerShell script for this .

Reg Add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\BackgroundAccessApplications /v GlobalUserDisabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

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Let Windows apps run in the background (admx.help)

This looks like it might be the better approach as it seems to have some other options to expand down the line about allowing some apps if it becomes required

Pushed “Configure Background Apps (Beta)” task to global.
See how you go with that @Nolan_Mallory

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